Events
Events
Upcoming
Truth is Stranger than (Science) Fiction
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
GUEST SPEAKER: Jessie Christiansen, Astrophysicist, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY TALK: We speculated about the existence of planets orbiting other Suns for hundreds, if not thousands of years before their existence was finally confirmed. During that time we invented and depicted many new and now iconic sci-fi worlds – mysterious planets with […]
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The 2015-16 El Niño: Wind on the Water and the Weather on Mauna Kea
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
In 2015, the global wind machine fired up record numbers of powerful hurricanes in the central Pacific, with several making close passes to the Island of Hawaii. Is it possible that the Island of Hawaii is protected from a direct hurricane impact by Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea? What does the historical record tell us? […]
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Life in the Universe: The Science of Astrobiology
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Is life common in the universe, or rare? Humans have pondered this question for millennia. Today we are privileged to be able to bring the tools of modern science to answer questions that were once the province of philosophers and theologians. In this Astronomy Talk, Dr. Carl Pilcher, Interim Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, […]
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Astronomy Talk: Where We Came From — How Solar Systems Form
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Where We Came From — How Solar Systems Form How common are Earths? Unknown just a generation ago, more than 2,000 planets have been discovered orbiting other stars in our galaxy and Hawaii’s own Keck Observatory has been at the forefront of this incredibly exciting field. We have invited Professor Greg Laughlin, an expert on […]
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Astronomy Talk: Manu ʻImiloa – Modern & Ancient Ways of Navigating our Universe
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
A Hilo native born in Keaukaha and raised in Panaʻewa, Celeste “Cesi” Manuia Ha’o is an Educate Associate and the Outreach Coordinator of the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi. Also a member of the ʻOhana Waʻa, Celeste is an apprentice navigator who recently co-navigated Hawaiʻi’s famed voyaging canoe, Hōkūleʻa, as part of the Mālama Honua […]
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NASA Spacecraft New Horizons Pluto Flyby: Special Talk by NASA Scientist Eliot Young
07:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Just hours before their observing run at Keck Observatory will start, NASA scientists Eliot Young and his team will give a talk in the Hualalai Conference room at Keck Observatory’s headquarters in Waimea. Join us at 7:00p to learn about the science of Pluto, the Kuiper belt, dwarf planets and more. At 1:49am the next […]
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Astronomy Talk: What Wonderful Worlds – Exploring our Solar System
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Knowledge about our own Solar System has increased by leaps and bounds over the past few decades due to a combination of spacecraft missions and technical advancements at the W. M. Keck Observatory and other telescopes. Imke de Pater, Professor of Astronomy at University of California, Berkeley will start with a short overview of the […]
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Astronomy Talk: Extreme Stars at the Center of the Galaxy
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
The Stellar Zoo at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy would be quite unfamiliar to a terrestrial visitor. Not only do the types of stars differ in many ways from what we can see in our serene nighttime sky from Earth, but the stars at the galactic center are also not behaving like the […]
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Astronomy Talk: America’s Space Program – NASA’s Roadmap to Tomorrow’s Missions
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will discuss America’s space program and the challenges the agency faces for the missions of tomorrow. Using a stepping stone approach that builds on the capabilities of our unique orbiting laboratory – the International Space Station – the growing abilities of commercial providers to reach space, and a new rocket and […]
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Waimea Solar System Walk
10:00 am - 02:00 pm
The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and W. M. Keck Observatory are sponsoring the Waimea Solar System Walk from 10am-2pm on November 8th. The walk turns Waimea into a scale model of our solar system with the sun at Keck Observatory and Pluto/dwarf planets at CFHT. The remaining booths are spaced at the distance they would be found […]
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Cosmic Cup: Hawaiian-Style Polo Match Fundraiser
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm
Please join us for a festive, Hawaiian-style polo afternoon and support the frontiers of discovery! The match is being held in conjunction with the Mauna Kea Polo Club. Gates Open at NoonMatch starts at 2pm FRIENDS:$250 per personCatered Luncheon at 1pmRSVP by November 17Call: 808.881.3854jcampbell@keck.hawaii.edu FANS:General Admission $5 per personBring a picnic lunch, umbrella and […]
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