(formerly the Discovery Channel Telescope)
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COVID-19 Note:For the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, all observing at the LDT will be done remotely. See LDT Remote Observing Notes. |
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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 scheduled by semester, with the current being 2021A.
The current call for observing proposals is available for Lowell Observatory and Partner Institution members: 2021A LDT Call for Proposals
LMI (Optical Imager)
DeVeny (Optical Spectrograph)
NIHTS (Near-infrared Spectrograph)
EXPRES (Optical Spectrograph)
QWSSI (Optical Speckle Imager)
RIMAS (Near-infrared Spectrograph / Imager – Under Development, Coming 2021)
Updates (and Old Updates)UPDATE: The LMI User Manual has been updated. (2020Dec20) UPDATE: The 2021A LDT schedule has been released. (2020Dec01) UPDATE: The DeVeny spectrograph is back in operation. (2020Nov06) UPDATE: NIHTS is again available for use. (2020Oct08) UPDATE: The GG495 blocking filter has been replaced in the DeVeny spectrograph. (2020Oct02)
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