FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — Lowell Observatory has done a lot for astro-tourism in Arizona. With the opening of the new astronomy discovery center, it hopes to connect more people to the stars.
The Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center officially opens on November 16. Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler said talks about the expansion have been happening for over a decade.
“It (the observatory) was becoming more and more popular,” Schindler said. “The (current) visitors center was designed to hold 60,000 or 70,000 visitors. We’re getting more than 100,000.”…