In 1894, Percival Lowell hired A.E. Douglass to find an ideal site for a new astronomical observatory. After an intense scouting mission centered on what was then the Arizona Territory, Douglass found Flagstaff to be the best location with its good astronomical "seeing," dark skies, and high elevation.
A Shooting Star Inn is nearly 1000 feet higher in elevation, and has none of the problems with light pollution from which Flagstaff suffers- even though it was designated the world's first International Dark Sky City by the International Dark Sky Association.
Although we enjoy over 300 days a year of sunshine and clear skies, when we get weather, it is usually spectacular! Tom would like to share some photos of those days, too.
 Between the mountains and the Inn |
 Seven Foot Drift! |
 Stormy Weather |
 Snowshoeing the Front Yard (IN the clouds!) |
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 SOHO |
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