THE LOWELL OBSERVATORY STORY: Pluto to the Present and Beyond

SC 203 THE LOWELL OBSERVATORY STORY: Pluto to the Present and Beyond
Class format B & C

Founded in 1894 by Bostonian Percival Lowell, Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ is famous for Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in 1930 as well as the first detection of an expanding universe. Lowell Observatory's Deputy Director for Technology (and UCI alumnus) Kyler Kuehn will delve into the feats of instrumentation and engineering that led to Lowell's most significant scientific accomplishments. Dr Kuehn will be joined by Lowell historian and recent author Kevin Schindler who will round out the presentation with stories of some of the people behind the Observatory's notable achievements.

Presenters: Kyler Kuehn, Ph.D., UCI.
Kevin Schindler, author and historian.

Developer: Vern Roohk

Monday, October 11; 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Facilitator:Carolyn Brothers 714-731-3652, cbdancer@aol.com

Class Format Legend:
A Classroom only (Presenter & Audience attend in person)
B Presenter attends in-person; Audience attends either in-person or via Zoom
C Presenter attends via Zoom; Audience attends either in-person or via Zoom
D Presenter & Audience attend via Zoom