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Boston University joined with Lowell Observatory as a permanent partner in the Lowell Discovery Telescope<\/a><\/strong> (LDT; nee the Discovery Channel Telescope, DCT) in October of 2011. This began a ten-year project to purchase a perpetual usage license for 40 nights per year. That ten-year period has completed and Boston University is now fully vested in that perpetual license. A new agreement for the next five-year period is being negotiated to set the operating costs of BU’s accessing its 40 nights (effectively the “gas” for the “car” that the license bought).<\/p>\n

BU students, faculty, and researchers have utilized the LDT and its amazing suite of instruments to conduct a wide variety of cutting edge science, supported by numerous federal research grants. In addition, the LDT has featured prominently in a BU Alumni weekend, in several of our astronomy courses as a field trip location, and in video productions. Information on many of these may be found on this website.<\/p>\n

Join us in our perpetual journey to explore the dark Arizona skies with the 4.3m LDT and its instruments!<\/p>\n

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