Observatorium Lowell

Observatorium Lowell
	Kubah Teleskop Clark di Lembah Mars
Nama alternatif	Flagstaff Observatory
Organisasi	Institusi swasta
Kode observatorium	690
Lokasi	Flagstaff, Arizona
Koordinat	35°12′10″N 111°39′52″W / 35.20278°N 111.66444°W
Ketinggian	2.210 m (7.250 ft)
Didirikan	1894
Situs web	http://www.lowell.edu
Teleskop
Discovery Channel Telescope
Discovery Channel Telescope	428 m (16.900 in) telescope (terletak di Happy Jack, Arizona)
Teleskop Perkins	180 cm (72 in) Teleskop cassegrain (terletak di Anderson Mesa)
Teleskop John S. Hall	110 cm (42 in) Teleskop Ritchey-Chretien (terletak di Anderson Mesa)
Teleskop tak bernama	79 cm (31 in) Teleskop perefleksi (terletak di Anderson Mesa)
Teleskop LONEOS Schmidt	64 cm (25 in) katadioptrik (terletak di Anderson Mesa)
Teleskop Clark 24-inch	61 cm (24 in) Refraktor Alvan Clark
Teleskop tak bernama	53 cm (21 in) Teleskop perefleksi
Teleskop tak bernama	46 cm (18 in) astrografi
Teleskop John Vickers McAllister	41 cm (16 in) Teleskop cassegrain Boller dan Chivens
Astrografi Abbot L. Lowell (Teleskop Penemu Pluto)	33 cm (13 in) astrografi
Teleskop Survei Pencariuan Planet	(terletak di Anderson Mesa)
Navy Precision Optical Interferometer	six-aperture astronomical interferometer with baselines up to 437 m (1.434 ft) (terletak di Anderson Mesa, dioperasikan dalam kemitraan dengan USNO (through NOFS) dan NRL)
	Lowell Observatory
	Daftar Kawasan Bersejarah Nasional di AS
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	The Slipher Rotunda Museum at Lowell Observatory
Dibangun:	1894
Pihak pengelola:	Swasta
MPS:	Flagstaff MRA (AD)
NRHP Reference#:	66000172
Significant dates
Dimasukkan ke NRHP:	15 Oktober 1966
Ditetapkan NHL:	December 21, 1965
	Location of Observatorium Lowell
	Media terkait dari Wikimedia Commons
	[sunting di Wikidata]

Observatorium Lowell adalah sebuah observatorium astronomi di Flagstaff, Arizona, Amerika Serikat. Observatorium Lowell didirikan pada 1894, menjadikan tempat tersebut sebagai salah satu observatorium tertua di Amerika Serikat, dan dijadikan sebagai Markah Tanah Sejarah Nasional pada 1965.^[2]^[3] Pada 2011, Observatorium tersebut menjadi salah satu dari "100 Tempat Paling Berpengaruh di Dunia" menurut TIME. Di Observatorium Lowell, planet katai Pluto ditemukan pada 1930 oleh Clyde Tombaugh.

Referensi[sunting | sunting sumber]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
^ ^a ^b "Lowell Observatory". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2013-10-21. Diakses tanggal 27 September 2007.
^ Marilynn Larew (31 Oktober 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lowell Observatory" (PDF). National Park Service. Diarsipkan dari versi asli (PDF) tanggal 2013-10-21. Diakses tanggal 5 Mei 2009. dan Accompanying six photos, exterior, from 1964 and 1976 Diarsipkan 2013-10-21 di Wayback Machine.

Sumber

Strauss D. (1994). "Lowell, Percival, Pickering, W.H. and the founding of the Lowell Observatory". Annals of Science. 51 (1): 37–58. doi:10.1080/00033799400200121.
David Strauss, Percival Lowell: The Culture and Science of a Boston Brahmin (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2001)
William Graves Hoyt, Lowell and Mars (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1976)
William Lowell Putnam, The Explorers of Mars Hill: A Centennial History of Lowell Observatory, 1894-1994 (New Hampshire: Phoenix Publishing, 1994)

Pranala luar[sunting | sunting sumber]

Lowell Observatory
Discovery Channel Telescope Diarsipkan 2012-09-02 di Wayback Machine.
Flagstaff Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions covering Lowell Observatory.
National Historic Landmarks Program: Lowell Observatory Diarsipkan 2013-10-21 di Wayback Machine.+
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AZ-206, "Lowell Observatory, 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, Coconino County, AZ"
HABS No. AZ-206-A, "Lowell Observatory, Slipher Building"
HABS No. AZ-206-B, "Lowell Observatory, Clark Dome"
HABS No. AZ-206-C, "Lowell Observatory, Pluto Dome"
HABS No. AZ-206-D, "Lowell Observatory, Mausoleum"
HABS No. AZ-206-E, "Lowell Observatory, Water Tank"
HABS No. AZ-206-F, "Lowell Observatory, Lodge"

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

[nhlsum-2] "Lowell Observatory". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2013-10-21. Diakses tanggal 27 September 2007.

[nrhpinv-3] Marilynn Larew (31 Oktober 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lowell Observatory" (PDF). National Park Service. Diarsipkan dari versi asli (PDF) tanggal 2013-10-21. Diakses tanggal 5 Mei 2009. dan Accompanying six photos, exterior, from 1964 and 1976 Diarsipkan 2013-10-21 di Wayback Machine.

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