For Langhorst, the observatory was used mostly as a social experience - something to be undertaken with family and friends or together with his circle of fellow astronomy buffs.

The telescope will be housed in a 7-foot-high cylindrical building topped with a shiny metal dome manufactured by Ash-Dome, a leading supplier of domes used in professional and private observatories ...

Vintage, of course. In May, a Southern Tire Mart technician spent around four hours installing the 21 tires at the Lowell Observatory, a nonprofit research institution, as part of restoration of the ...

In May, an STM technician spent around four hours installing 21 tires at the Lowell Observatory, a nonprofit research institution, as part of restoration of the iconic Clark Telescope at Lowell ...