Lowell Observatory

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the astronomical observatory, situated in Flagstaff, Arizona, at which Pluto was discovered in 1930.

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Named after P. Lowell

Lenormand managed to jump publicly from an observatory and survive.
The High-Flying Secrets of BASE Jumpers|William O’Connor|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The instrument is attached to the Anglo-Australian Telescope at the Siding Spring Observatory, northwest of Sydney, Australia.
SAMI Is Like Google Earth for the Universe|Matthew R. Francis|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because GRBs are so rare, the best way to look for them is with an automated observatory.
The Gamma-Ray Burst That Wasn’t|Matthew R. Francis|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He could recite reams of Frost, Dickinson, Whitman, and Lowell, and he did so while I stood there, amazed.
GOP Hypocrisy: Outraged Over Benghazi, Silent on Iraq|Jay Parini|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I visited the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico two years ago, where the telescope taking data for BOSS is located.
Using Black Holes to Measure Dark Energy, Like a BOSS|Matthew R. Francis|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Captain Vane came from the observatory, his face blazing with excitement and oily with heat, to announce the fact.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
A Lowell factory-girl would consider this entirely out of character, and a New-York milliner would be shocked at the idea of it.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Moreover, Mr. Lowell has failed to discover any traces of clouds upon the surface of the planet.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Sometimes the Time Observatory would pinpoint an age and hover over it while his companions took painstaking historical notes.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long
The iris of the human eye dilates and contracts with every shift of illumination, and the Time Observatory had an iris too.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long