Wow! What an amazing field trip! It's been 5 days and still the topic of many conversations! If you've never been to Lowell Observatory, then you are missing out! They have many amazing tours and exhibits.
This year is The Year of Pluto at the Observatory. Did you know Pluto was discovered right here in Flagstaff? Amazing! Did you know that this year Pluto will make its orbit closest to Earth!? Click here (
http://www.lowell.edu/yearofpluto.php) to learn more. Lowell will also have programs this summer and during September to showcase pictures of this mysterious dwarf planet!
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| We arrived in STYLE! |
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| Our guide, Travis, takes us on the Planet Walk! |
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| We look so excited to walk through space! :) |
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| Getting our exercise in today!! |
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| Here Travis is telling us about Percival Lowell, the man who discovered Pluto. |
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| We've arrived at Pluto! |
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| Visiting the Pluto Telescope! This is the actual telescope that discovered Pluto! |
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| To discover Pluto, Lowell used film and overexposed it for 10 months. |
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| Once he studied the film, he noticed that something began to move. It was the planet Pluto! |
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| Taking a look inside Pluto telescope. |
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| Headed back in space. Climbing down the planet walk! |
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| At the Rotunda Museum |
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| Getting ready to see some artifacts of Lowell's discovery. |
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| Using this machine, we can recreate what Lowell saw when he discovered Pluto! |
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| Our guide, Travis, explains how Pluto got its name! |
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| The skeleton of a telescope! |
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| Look how big the telescope is! |
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| Inside the exhibit hall learning about Pluto! |
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| Learning more about the Mars rover, Curiosity with Mr. P |
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| This cool sphere would show movies and other information about the planets! |
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| Field Trip Complete!!! |
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