Clark 125th Anniversary | First Light
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Thursday, Jul 15, 2021 5pm - 6pm
Details
On July 23, 1896, Lowell Observatory’s 24-inch Clark Refractor saw first light. Thus began the life of one of the world’s most storied telescopes. Join Lowell astronomer Stephen Levine and historian Kevin Schindler as they recount the events leading up to the Clark’s first light and then compare this process to that followed in developing today’s Lowell Discovery Telescope.