Lowell Discovery Telescope
(Formerly the Discovery Channel Telescope)
[Some cool tagline or motto of the LDT... need to ask Marketing to come up with something?]
Partner Institutions:
Boston University, University of Maryland, Northern Arizona University, University of Toledo, Yale University
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COVID-19 Note:
For the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, all observing at the LDT will be done remotely
Updates (and Old Updates)
UPDATE: NIHTS is again available for use. We have been monitoring a consistent shift in the detector position over the course of a couple years whereby the slit location has moved toward the bottom of the detector. If you notice anything untoward with the detector during use, contact LIG. (2020Oct08)
UPDATE: The GG495 blocking filter has been replaced in the DeVeny spectrograph. (2020Oct02)
UPDATE: The LMI User Manual has been updated to reflect modified focusing instructions and information about fringing when using the z' filter. (2020Sep30)
UPDATE: LDT resumed 7 night per week operations the week of June 22, 2020. We plan to continue full operations during semester 2020B, assuming things go smoothly. (2020Jun25)