About this place
- Overview
- Historic observatory where Pluto was discovered; public telescope nights
- Horizon
- Mars Hill site above Flagstaff; some city glow to southeast
- Region
- AZ, US
- Nearest city
- ~2 km of light pollution
Certified dark-sky park
Lowell Observatory
AZ, US · Rural / suburban transition skies
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Park
- Designation
- Observatory
- Sky quality
- Bortle 4 · Rural / suburban transition
Official links
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