Events
Events
Upcoming
A Night in the Life of Keck Observatory
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
GUEST SPEAKER: John O’Meara, Chief Scientist, W. M. Keck Observatory VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY TALK: You’ve seen the discoveries, but how are they made? In this presentation, we follow the process of Keck Observatory’s science, from proposal to publication. Along the way, we’ll learn how our Hawaii staff prepares the Keck I and Keck II telescopes, configures […]
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Astronomy Talk: Examining the Planet-Forming Zone Around New Stars
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
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 Earth-like planets are believed to form. Searching these planet-forming environments for compounds that promote life, such as water and organic molecules, is the focus of […]
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Astronomy Talk: The Wonder of Comet ISON, A Relic From the Beginning of the Solar System
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
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 with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Lisse will relate how comets may have helped start life on the Earth, and also how they may have ended […]
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Astronomy Talk: The Search for Other Earths
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
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 3,000 exoplanets have been discovered. Many of these planets look nothing like the planets of our Solar System — strange orbits, unusual compositions, and unknown […]
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Astronomy Talk: He Lani Ko Luna — A Sky Above
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
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 the Pacific and the efforts to revitalize this once-dynamic maritime culture by exploring the symbiotic relationship between land, sea, sky, and people. He currently serves […]
Read More >Star Struck Video
Star Struck from Keck Observatory on Vimeo.
Read More >2012 Astronomy Lecture Series – Günther Hasinger (UH)
07:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Title: Black Holes and the Fate of the Universe View Astronomer’s Website
Read More >MOSFIRE: a Powerful New Astronomy Tool at the W. M. Keck Observatory
12:00 pm - 02:00 pm
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 as MOSFIRE, for Multi-Object Spectrometer For Infra-Red Exploration, it is the most advanced capability available today to study star formation, galaxy formation and the early […]
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Keck Observatory Open House: Welcome to Our Universe
11:00 am - 03:00 pm
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 staff for Hawaii Island residents and visitors to learn everything they would like to know about our science and technology.
Read More >2012 Astronomy Lecture Series – Ben Zuckerman (UCLA)
07:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Title: Violent events in rocky planetary systems: Implications for the fate of technological civilizations, including our own <a href=”http://personnel.physics.ucla.edu/directory/faculty/zuckerman”>View Astronomer’s Website</a>
Read More >Solar System Walk 2012
10:00 am - 01:00 pm
<strong>Fun and Learning for the Whole Family!</strong>
Grab your Solar System Passport and take a stroll along the Big Island’s own planet walk. On this scale-model journey, learn interesting facts about our cosmic neighborhood.
