Overview
The Lowell Discovery Telescope is near the village of Happy Jack, about 1 hour south of Flagstaff. This dark-sky site sits on the Coconino National forest at an altitude of 7,740 feet. The LDT enclosure and D. Blackett & R. Wachs Telescope Support Building sit on XX(2-ish?) acres atop an extinct cinder cone.
More Description
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About the Site
Maybe why this place was chosen
Link to Site Survey Paper?
Altitude / Humidity / On-Site safety:Because of the altitude and low humidity of the LDT site, remember to drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.
- If you have not been to the site before, please don't enter without a Lowell staffer, or someone who is familiar with the site. There is an alarm that needs to be dis-armed, and it is not always obvious how. Your lodging packet should include keys and written instructions about the gate and alarm codes.
Driving to LDT – Directions for how to get to the site
Lodging for LDT Observing Runs – Where to stay during your observing run
Site Coordinates:
Measured Coordinates | Encoded Coordinates |
|---|---|
From the site GPS unit: (Symmetricom S250, WGS84) Date: 2013-07-08 UT Latitude: 34:44:39.498 N Longitude: 111:25:21.054 W Altitude: 2337 meters | Coded into the TCS: Date: 2013-07-08 UT Latitude: 34.7443 = 34:44:39.48 N Longitude: 111.4223 = 111:25:20.28 W Altitude: 2361 meters |
From the POETS Green GPS: (Spectrum TS-4, WGS84) Date: 2013-01-10 UT Latitude: 34:44:39.60 N Longitude: 111:25:20.40 W Altitude: 2388 meters (on the El ring) Date: 2013-03-05 UT Latitude: 34:44:39.60 N Longitude: 111:25:21.60 W Altitude: 2344 meters (on the El ring) | Coded into the MCU: Date: 2013-07-08 UT Latitude: 34.7443 = 34:44:39.48 N Longitude: 248.5774E = 360 - 248.5774 W = 111.4226 W = 111:25:21.36 W Altitude: 2336 meters |
Note: There is a slight degeneracy between longitude and elevation in GPS measurements, hence coordinates vary slightly.