Yesterday, after attending a small Presby church in Winslow, Arizona, I had the opportunity to experience and be reminded of God's great handiwork of the heavens. I first went to the Meteor Crater just southwest of Winslow. Then, last night here in Flagstaff, I had the opportunity to visit the Lowell Observatory. We had the opportunity to look at the planet Saturn, with three of its moons, our own moon in the bright sky last night, and some star clusters through a variety of telescopes.
On the facility was a building built as a library for Percival Lowell. His personal collection of books, writings, drawings of the Heavens are all still there and being preserved. It serves now as a museum of original writings, and older telescopes.
It was an awesome experience. I don't know how else to describe it.
some pics:
This observatory building is the one used where a student of Percival Lowell first saw Pluto on a photographic plate attached to a telescope. This is on of three actual observatories open to the public to see. In the bottom picture, is one of the older telescopes used that is now housed in the library building of Percival Lowell. Notice the balcony holding bookcases of books. The building and this room is circular.
Leaving Flagstaff, I am on the way to Kingman, Arizonia, then off the Interstate to do a good portion of the original Route 66 between Kingman and Needles, California. If there is time today, a side detour of the Boulder Dam. Well at 2,330 miles from Clinton and counting. all for now, judy
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