After our morning cartoons, hike, bike ride and picnic, we decided to explore Flagstaff. Our first stop was the Lowell Observatory. We took the daytime tour today and I think we'll take the nighttime tour sometime next week. This is the original1896 telescope that Percival Lowell bought and brought by train to Flagstaff. Lowell used this telescope to see the "canals" on Mars, which proved, he thought, the existence of Martians.
Unfortunately, Lowell died before finding the elusive "Planet X" which eventually became known as Pluto. He's probably turning over in this mausoleum because his Planet X is now considered something less than a planet.
Very close to the Observatory is Thorpe Park where we played a very energetic game of Frisbee golf before returning home.
Very close to the Observatory is Thorpe Park where we played a very energetic game of Frisbee golf before returning home.
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Interesting stuff about Percival Lowell. And I still consider Pluto a planet - Mother visits every morning, stays just until noon period (or is it "just stays" - I get Saturn and Jupitor mixed up - tell me which is right, Jay.)
I think pluto is a planet no matter what you say.
Schmutz, it's "just stays." Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
Jay and I had fun when the tour guy said, "Uranus." Jay looked at me and said, "My WHAT?"
The verderer was supposed to answer that question, Middle Kid. And in what movie was the Uranus joke used ad infinitum?
I don't think the verderer had any idea what you were talking about. And I don't know what movie used the Uranus joke.
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