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| Highlights of AstroDay | ||||||||||||
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| Black AstroRanger Alex Bouquin educates the public about the properties of light | Chad Baybayan speaks of his experience as a navigator aboard the voyaging canoe Hokuleia | Display of the Hoku Alakai voyaging canoe | ||||||||||
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| UH Institute for Astronomy's Ask an Astronomer booth with Mark Chun, Marianne Takamiya, and future astronomers | Hey ASP, how's THIS for a Family Astro program? | Bo Reipurth holding down the fort and fielding questions in the "Ask an Astronomer" booth at the IfA | ||||||||||
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| Commemorative Tee Shirts were given away to the first 100 registrants. Movie file is large, & will take time to download | ||||||||||||
| Hawaii Science Teachers Association booth | Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) brought a model of the real thing | There was a lot for everyone at the CFHT exhibit | ||||||||||
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| The dedicated staff of the CFHT pose during a calm moment | Douglas Pierce-Price interacting with the public at the Joint Astronomy Centre booth | Yes, AstroDay is a good opportunity for observatory staff to socialize | ||||||||||
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| Hmmm... A new scientific discovery? | The Hawaii Science Teachers Association provided information on science curriculum in space sciences | The Kids Corner, with a volunteer helping create an "Expanding Universe" balloon. | ||||||||||
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| There were several activities for youngsters in the Kids Corner... | Including the "Make your own Planet" table, where these two young designers are busy at work | Big Island Toyota graciously donated their showroom as a venue for our Kids Corner | ||||||||||
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| NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador Gary Fujihara and Sky and Telescope contributing editor Steve O'Meara showing off their MER | A radiant Cathy Ishida interacts with the public at the Subaru Telescope exhibit | The UH Hilo Conference Center specializes in packaged educationsl "Ed-Venture" tours to the public | ||||||||||
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| The UH Hilo Astronomy Department and the UH Hilo Asrtronomy Club featured engaging activities and a scale Solar System | UH Hilo Astronomy students distributing information about the university's astronomy program. | Ranger Pablo McLoud and Associate Directore of the Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM), Steph Nagata | ||||||||||
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| OMKM Director Bill Stormont and Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station staff Rich Berner | Directing traffic is one of Bill's little known and often overlooked skills | Bill keeps a low profile, behind Mauna Kea Rangers Pablo McLoud and Kimo Pihana. These guys take care of our mountain | ||||||||||
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| Caltech Submillimeter Observatory exhibit with one of the coolest observatory models around, crafted out of aluminum | The gang from Smithsonian SubMillimeter Array (SMA), just after setup and before the rush of people. Get ready, guys... | The International Dark Sky Association educated the public about saving energay and keeping light out of our night skies | ||||||||||
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| Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station offered a hands-on mirror grinding exhibit | Grinding telescope mirrors R us | What's an AstroDay without solar observing? UH IfA graduate student Brian Stalder giving folks a good look at our star | ||||||||||
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| Some scouts checking out the sun with a SunSpotter telescope | Hoku Alakai Booth: our next generation of Hawaiian Voyaging navigators? | Palomar Observatory Public Information Officer Scott Kardell, engaging the public about Sedna, the newest solar system object | ||||||||||
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| Student science projects attracted many interested people | Smithsonian Submillimeter Array | Wayne Fukunaga demonstrates and explains some of his elaborate star gazing equipment | ||||||||||
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| The Gemini StarLab Planetarium shows were a sellout again this year | Subaru Telescope featured a scale model of the summit region of Mauna Kea | Cathy Ishida, outreach officer at Subaru, was very busy, but had the support of many staff | ||||||||||
| More to Come... | ||||||||||||
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