2012 Astronomy Lecture Series – Günther Hasinger (UH)
Title: Black Holes and the Fate of the UniverseView Astronomer’s Website
Title: Black Holes and the Fate of the UniverseView Astronomer’s Website
Saturday, March 16, from 11 am to 3 pm. Free and open to the Public. A unique collection of hands on exhibits, demonstrations and presentations brought together by Keck Observatory […]
Ian McLean (UC Los Angeles) On April 4, 2012 a new instrument obtained “first light” on the Keck I telescope at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea. Known […]
Star Struck from Keck Observatory on Vimeo.
Chad Kālepa Baybayan is captain and navigator of the Hawaiian deep-sea voyaging canoes Hōkūle’a, Hawai’iloa, and Hōkūalaka’i. Baybayan will give a fascinating presentation on the history of oceanic wayfinding in […]
Dr. Carey Lisse, head of NASA’s Comet ISON Observation Campaign, will present a timely talk on how and when comets were formed, and where they come from. Also a Senior Research Scientist […]
07:30 am – 08:30 am Pacific 10:30 am – 11:30 am EasternJoin us for a rare look into an observing run at the W. M. Keck Observatory, home of the largest […]
Andrew Howard, astronomer from the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy, will give an illuminating talk about the hunt for exoplanets and the quest for another Earth. Since 1995, more than […]
Join us for a rare look into an observing run at the W. M. Keck Observatory, home of the two largest and most scientifically productive telescopes on Earth. Caltech’s Dr. Richard […]
W. M. Keck Observatory astronomer Greg Doppmann will give a talk on circumstellar disks that surround newly formed stars. The inner regions of such disks are where rocky, and perhaps […]
People in Hawaii are in prime position to view a total lunar eclipse tonight—one of two expected this year. After the full moon rises at sunset tonight, the eclipse will […]
The Galactic Center Group at UCLA has used the W. M. Keck Observatory for the past two decades to observe the center of the Milky Way at the highest angular […]