VIRTUAL EVENT: Streaming | Cosmic Coffee, Cup No. 18 | Percival Lowell’s Time Machine - July 23 at 9am Pacific from Lowell Observatory
*The event has already taken place on this date: Thu, 07/23/2020
Cosmic Coffee explores a different topic in astronomy or planetary science each week. This week, Lowell Observatory Director Dr. Jeff Hall speaks with Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler about Percival Lowell’s “Time Machine”–the venerable 24-inch Clark Refractor. In terms of both scientific heritage and educational use, this is one of the most important telescopes in the United States.
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With it, Lowell developed his provocative notions about life on Mars, VM Slipher first detected the expanding universe, and Apollo astronauts prepared for their missions to the Moon. Meanwhile, millions of public visitors have explored the heavens through its eyepiece and the facility has been featured in educational programming such as “Disneyland”, “Cosmos”, and “Bill Nye the Science Guy”. This episode of Cosmic Coffee lands on the telescope’s birthday; Percival Lowell first peered at Mars through it on the evening of July 23, 1896. Cosmic Coffee is presented each Thursday at 9 am AZ/PT.
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Location:
Hadley Park Community Center1037 28th Ave N
Nashville , TN, 37208United States
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Phone:
928/774/3358Contact name:
Heather Craig
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The event has already taken place on this date:
07/23/2020
Time:
12pm EDT / 11am CDT / 10am MDT / 9am PDT / 8am AKDT
Price:
FREE
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