Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee

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Beyond the Visible, June's Maunakea Skies Talk

Mega-galaxy is Missing Link in History of Cosmos

2013 Akamai Observatory Career Exploration Looking for West Hawaii High School Students

Summer Wayfinding Talk

Science Results - Subaru Telescope Observations and the CoRoT Mission Unveil the Future of the Sun

Gemini Arrives Early to the Scene of “Shockingly Bright” Gamma-ray Burst

Request for Proposal for TMT Geotechnical Investigation – Submission Date: June 15, 2013

Taking the Twinkle Out of the Stars

A Brilliant Merrie Monarch Parade

Summer Camp for K-5, WAI-ology

The Art of Koichiro Kawaguchi

TMT Takes Step Towards Construction after Approval by the Board of Land and Natural Resources

Science Results - Discovery of a Blue Supergiant Star Born in the Wild

Now Quarterly, April Issue of GeminiFocus Available

Astronomers Using Keck Observatory Discover Rain Falling from Saturn’s rings

NASA and Caltech Astronomers Find Potential Energy Supply For Life on Europa

Science Results - Gravitational Lensing in the Peculiar "Magatama" Galaxy

Searching for the True Colors of M87's Globular Clusters

May 24, 2013 - Imiloa Astronomy Center

May 21, 2013 - W.M. Keck Observatory

Kamuela, Hawaii – Two hungry young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way, according to UC...

May 20, 2013 - Thirty Meter Telescope

TMT, in partnership Akamai Workforce Initiative (AWI) and Hawaii Community College, encourages high school students to sign up for this summer's Akamai Observatory Career...

May 17, 2013 - Imiloa Astronomy Center

May 17, 2013 - Subaru Telescope

A team of astronomers has found the farthest known solar twin in the Milky Way Galaxy-- CoRoT Sol 1, which has about the same mass and chemical composition as the Sun. Spectra...

May 13, 2013 - Gemini Observatory

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May 9, 2013 - Thirty Meter Telescope

Request for Proposal (“RFP”) for the TMT Mauna Kea Geotechnical Investigation – Submission Date: June 15, 2013 ...

May 1, 2013 - Imiloa Astronomy Center

Apr 25, 2013 - Subaru Telescope (NAOJ)

On Saturday, April 6, 2013, volunteers from Subaru Telescope joined other members of the MKAOC (Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee) group to march in the annual Merrie...

Apr 24, 2013 - Imiloa Astronomy Center

Apr 20, 2013 - Imiloa Astronomy Center

Apr 13, 2013 - Thirty Meter Telescope

Friday marked another important step forward for the future of astronomical discovery and economic opportunity on Hawaii Island. The Hawaiian Board of Land and Natural...

Apr 10, 2013 - Subaru Telescope

A duo of astronomers has discovered a blue supergiant star located far beyond our Milky Way Galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Over fifty-five million years ago, the star...

Apr 9, 2013 - Gemini Observatory

The Gemini Observatory newsletter, Gemini Focus, is now quarterly and available as both a downloadable PDF and in an on-line e-reader format compatible with desktop...

Apr 9, 2013 - W.M. Keck Observatory

Kamuela, HI—NASA funded observations on the W. M. Keck Observatory with analysis led by the University of Leicester, England tracked the “rain” of charged water particles...

Apr 4, 2013 - W.M. Keck Observatory

KAMUELA, HI – Observations of Europa from the W. M. Keck Observatory help NASA and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) astronomers go one step further in...

Mar 31, 2013 - Subaru Telescope

A team of astronomers has investigated the effect of gravitational lensing on the properties of the background galaxy in an overlapping system of two young galaxies lying in an...

Mar 28, 2013 - Gemini Observatory

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OUR MISSION: The Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee (MKAOC) coordinates and organizes the collective outreach efforts of the astronomy community and acts as a forum for the astronomy community and related organizations to plan and coordinate outreach activities.

MKAOC Members hold regular public programs each month as well as special outreach events throughout the year.

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May 4, 2013
AstroDay
The Universe Tonight @ MKVIS

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May 14, 2013
West Hawaii Astronomy Club Meeting

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May 18, 2013
Malalo o ka Po Lani Cultural Presentation @ MKVIS
Maunakea Skies Talk @ Imiloa

Do you have a question relating to Mauna Kea astronomy or astronomy in general?

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory	Canada France Hawaii Telescope	Gemini North Telescope
Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai'i	Joint Astronomy Centre (James Clerk Maxwell and United Kingdom Infrared Telescopes)	Mauna Kea Observatories Support Services/Visitor Information Station
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility	Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES)	Subaru Telescope (NAOJ)
Submillimeter Array	Thirty Meter Telescope	University of Hawai'i Hilo (Hoku Kea)
University of Hawaii 2.2 Meter	University of Hawaii at Hilo Astrophysics Club	University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
Very Long Baseline Array	W. M. Keck Observatory