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Lowell Discovery Telescope
(formerly the Discovery Channel Telescope)
Observer Information Pages
(The information in the LDTOI space supersedes DCTIC: Observing at DCT)
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For the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, all observing at the LDT will be done remotely. See Continuing in 2024A, limited in-person observing will be supported at LDT. For those observing remotely, see LDT Remote Observing Notes. |
Current Semester Observer and Telescope Operator Calendar
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The 4.3-m Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT) is Lowell Observatory's flagship facility at a dark-sky site approximately 40 miles southeast of Flagstaff on the Coconino National Forest.Lowell Observatory operates the LDT in partnership with Boston University, University of Maryland, Northern Arizona University, University of Toledo, and Yale University. The telescope is classically scheduled by semester, with the current being 2021B.The 2024A. See the current call for observing proposals is linked in the sidebar at left for Lowell Observatory and Partner Institution members.
Facility Instruments:
LMI (Optical Imager)
DeVeny (Optical Spectrograph)
NIHTS (Near-infrared Spectrograph)
Visitor / PI Instruments:
EXPRES (Optical Spectrograph)
QWSSI (Optical Speckle Imager)
RIMAS (Near-infrared Spectrograph / Imager – Under Development, Coming 2021)
Instrumentation Main Page
List of LDT Scientific and Technical Publications
The facility was constructed as the Discovery Channel Telescope, and was renamed in 2019 in cooperation with Discovery Communications.
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Updates (and Old Updates)UPDATE:Check with staff about the upcoming PypeIt Workshop on June 11. (2024Apr24) UPDATE: The 2024B LDT Call for Proposals has been released. (2024Apr11) UPDATE: The 2024A LDT Schedule has been released. (2023Dec08) UPDATE: The new VPN platform is now required for connection to the Lowell network. All remote observers MUST | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updates (and Old Updates)UPDATE: Lowell Observatory is shifting to a new VPN platform. All remote observers should update their VPN settings: Watchguard SSLVPN Installation. (2021Jul012021Sep06)
UPDATE: The dome mounted flat lamp bulbs (typically used for LMI dome flats) were replaced today. One of the previous three was burned out. (2021Jun01)
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