Continuing in 2024A, limited in-person observing will be supported at LDT. For those observing remotely, see LDT Remote Observing Notes. |
Image: J. Fernandez (Lowell)
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Brief Overview:
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.
The telescope is scheduled by semester, with the current being 2023B.
The current call for observing proposals for Lowell Observatory and Partner Institution members.
LMI (Optical Imager)
DeVeny (Low- to Medium-Resolution Optical Spectrograph)
NIHTS (Near-infrared Low-Resolution Spectrograph)
EXPRES (High-Resolution Optical Spectrograph)
QWSSI (Optical Speckle Imager)
RIMAS (Near-infrared Spectrograph / Imager – Under Development)
Updates (and Old Updates)UPDATE: The 2024A LDT Schedule has been released. (2023Dec08) UPDATE: The change over to the new confluence server https://confluence.lowell.edu has happened. Please let us know if you run across problems with these pages. (2022Mar07) UPDATE: The new VPN platform is now required for connection to the Lowell network. All remote observers MUST update their VPN settings: Watchguard SSLVPN Installation. (2021Sep06)
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