The Haleakala High Altitude Observatory Site, on the Island of Maui is the site of Hawaii's first astronomical research. At 10,000 feet elevation, Haleakala is above one third of the earth's atmosphere. "Seeing" conditions on Haleakala can be as good as on Mauna Kea, a site recognized to have the best astronomical conditions for ground-based observatories.

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The Players - Solar astrophysicists, amateur astronomers and students on the summit

Dr Jeff Kuhn
Associate Director
Institute for Astronoy, Maui

Dr Stuart Jeffries
Physics & Astronomy prof
Institute for Astronomy, Maui

Dr JD Armstrong
Solar astrophysicist
Institute for Astronomy, Maui

Dr Douglas Hope
Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute for Astronomy, Maui

Bill Giebink
Faulkes System Engineer
Institute for Astronomy, Maui

Robert Zalinsky
Haleakala Amateur Astronomers

Rob Ratkowski
Haleakala Amateur Astronomers

John Pye
Maui Community College Astronomy

Gary Durish
Haleakala Amateur Astronomers

Casey Fukuda
Haleakala Amateur Astronomers

Penrod Vladyka
Vice Principal, Kalama Middle School

Elliott Cost
Event Videographer

Maui Community College professor John Pye with his Meade RCX 400.

Gary Durish peers focuses his Astro-Physics 155 apochromat telescope.

Casey Fukuda and his Celestron NexStar 11 - Image from Elliott Cost

Jay Pasachoff imaging the transit behind the Mees White Light Telescope

Williams College professor of astronomy Jay Pasachoff being interviewed by Elliot Cost

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Rob Ratkowski setting up his Celestron C8 inside a small dome on Haleakala

Dr Jay Pasachoff
Professor of Astronomy
Williams College

The Haleakala Amateur Astronomers:
Stan Truitt, Gary Durish, Casey Fukuda, Elliott Cost,Thomas Ingalls, Rob Ratkowski and Robert Zaleski