Father's Day Trip to Lowell

Looks like the clouds are blowing away, so this should be a perfect night for Father's Day Star Fest at Lowell Observatory. It starts at 7 p.m. with an indoor presentation called, "We're All Made of Startdust." If you're as intrigued as I am with the idea that we're made of stuff from the stars, it should be a really interesting night to go to Lowell.


We got this nice shot with a cell phone this morning. Someone forgot to take the camera.

It's wonderful to stand by that great old telescope and know that Lowell, Douglass, Slipher and Tombaugh, among so many others, walked those floors and looked through that lens. We can be so thankful that they had a dream of what might be out there among the stars just waiting for the right person with the patience and the vision to see.

They didn't realize all their dreams, but we are still building on the foundation they laid. There are so many interesting stories to read about the early days of Lowell Observatory and Flagstaff. We'll go there later.

Update: What a fun evening! Howard Israel's presentation was not only informative, but entertaining and inspiring. We really are made of stardust.