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Lowell Observer, Spring 2008, Issue 78
LONEOS-10 Year Milestone, MIT-Wellesley Field Camp, New DCT Dome Design, Harold Johnson
Lowell Observer, Winter 2008, Issue 77
GPIPS with Mimir on the Perkins Telescope, Comet Holmes, Honeywell Children's Exhibit, Total Lunar Eclipse, Dark Matter and the Perkins Telescope, New Outdoor Exhibits
Lowell Observer, Fall 2007, Issue 76
Gyrochronology, Largest Known Extrasolar Planet, Discovery Channel Telescope Milestone, Realuminization of the 72-mirror, Summer REU Program, Sabbatical at Lowell, Historic Bulletins Scanned
Lowell Observer, Summer 2007, Issue 75
Searching for Water in Hot Jupiters, John Vickers McAllister Space Theatre, Nat White Retires, Financial Report, Historical Pattern Making, In Memory: Henry Giclas
Lowell Observer, Spring 2007, Issue 74
Hendricks Family Pledge for the Discovery Channel Telescope, Discovery Channel Telescope Status Report, Lowell Volunteer, Samuel Goodhue, Solar Twins, Climate Change and the Politics of Science
Lowell Observer, Spring 2007, Issue 74
Hendricks Family Pledge for the Discovery Channel Telescope, Discovery Channel Telescope Status Report, Lowell Volunteer, Samuel Goodhue, Solar Twins, Climate Change and the Politics of Science
Lowell Observer, Winter 2007, Issue 73
Titan's Methane Weather, Transit of Mercury, Navajo-Hopi Outreach, Pre-Doctoral Program, Modeling Thermal Emissions from Kuiper Belt Objects, Percival Lowell Society, New Rotunda Exhibits
Lowell Observer, Fall 2006, Issue 72
Lowell Astronomers Discover New Planet, Discovery Channel Telescope Primary Mirror, New Astronomers at Lowell
Lowell Observer, Summer 2006, Issue 71
Star Formation -- Or Not? -- in the Aquila Rift, Andrew Douglass in the Skylight City, Wildfire Sends Lowell Staff Scrambling, Friends Gather to Enjoy the Annual Open House
Lowell Observer, Spring 2006, Issue 70
On Its Way: A New Horizons Update, A Status Report on the Making of the Discovery Channel Telescope
Lowell Observer, Winter 2006, Issue 69
Double Exponential Disks and a Model for Star Formation in Dwarf Galaxies, New Horizons Update, The Discovery Channel Telescope: A Progress Report, Percival Lowell's First Telescope
Lowell Observer, Fall 2005, Issue 68
Ground Broken for the Discovery Channel Telescope, Behind the Scenes with the Discovery Channel Telescope, Deep Impact a Smashing Success
Lowell Observer, Summer 2005, Issue 67
A Deep Impact for Comet Tempel 1, Stellar System Formation and Young Binaries, The History of the Perkins, Gov. Napolitano Visits Mars Hill, Designates Lowell Observatory an "Arizona Treasure"
Lowell Observer, Spring 2005, Issue 66
Discovering the Largest Stars, Learning from Spinning Stars, Another DCT Milestone, The 1894 Expedition
Lowell Observer, Winter 2005, Issue 65
Celebrating 75 Years of Planet Pluto, John Hall Telescope Gets New Optics and a Major Refurbishment, Discovery Channel Telescope Update, Lowell's Navajo-Hopi Outreach Program
Lowell Observer, Fall 2004, Issue 64
New Planet Discovered, Research with the 21-inch Telescope, The Discovery Channel Telescope and Happy Jack, Discovery Young Scientist Winner Visits Lowell
Lowell Observer, Summer 2004, Issue 63
The Sun Also Surprises, New Astronomers Coming to Lowell, The Bright Future of Remote Observing
Lowell Observer, Spring 2004, Issue 62
Distant Comet Found by LONEOS, A Smorgasbord of Comets, Friends of Lowell
Lowell Observer, Winter 2004, Issue 61
Two Extraordinary Near-Earth Asteroids Spotted by LONEOS, "Climbing" Aboard HST. Lowell Instrument Lab Abuzz
Lowell Observer, Fall 2003, Issue 60
The Discovery Channel Telescope, Science Objectives and Requirements of the Discovery Channel Telescope, Site Testing for the Discovery Channel Telescope