Category Archives: Astronomy

Killer Asteroids … and What We Can Do About ThemAstronaut Ed Lu, David Tholen, Rob Jedicke, Nick Kaiser Since it formed over 4.5 billion years ago, Earth has been hit many times by asteroids and comets whose orbits bring them … Continue reading →

Panoramic telescope could provide early warning by Bobby CommandWest Hawaii Todaybcommand@westhawaiitoday.com Saturday, January 6, 2007 9:02 AM HST A system designed to survey the skies for potentially threatening objects near Earth is being proposed for the summit of Mauna Kea. … Continue reading →

  The Mauna Kea Weather Center is pleased to announce the first Symposium on Seeing 20 – 22 March 2007, Kona, Hawaii Quote Seeing Symposium – Mauna Kea Weather Center

    A Million Comet Pieces This infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the broken Comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3 skimming along a trail of debris left during its multiple trips around the sun. The flame-like objects are the comet’s … Continue reading →

Click Here To Learn More About AstroDay in Hilo, Hawaii!!! Saturday, May 6, 2006 – AstroDay 2K6 I awoke to the sounds of the pitter-patter of rain falling on our roof. We are loading up the truck and getting last … Continue reading →

  The architectural design, directed by architect Mel Choy, features three titanium-covered cones, representing the volcanoes of Maunakea, Maunaloa and Hualālai. The cones provide a distinctive and highly visible landmark, easily seen by visitors arriving by air and driving into … Continue reading →

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  Astronomer to Speak on "The Origin of the Elements:Are We Made of Stardust?" Who: Dr. Manuel Peimbert, National Autonomous University of Mexico What: Frontiers of Astronomy Community Lecture When: Tuesday, April 18, 2006, 7:30 p.m. Where: Auditorium, IfA Manoa, 2680 … Continue reading →

  INCOMING COMET: "Comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3 is approaching Earth–and fast!" says amateur astronomer Guillaume Poulin (Mont-Mégantic Observatory) who made this movie of fragment B traveling 36,000 mph on April 11th: Click to view the complete 2-hour movie Not shown … Continue reading →

    2007 PLANETARY DEFENSE CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PAPERS5-8 March 2007George Washington UniversityWashington, D.C. Papers are now being solicited for the 2007 Planetary Defense Conference. To download a copy of the Call for Papers, go to<http://www.aero.org/conferences/planetarydefense/cfp.pdf>. This conference will consider … Continue reading →