If star gazing is your thing, then a trip to Mauna Kea is must.
At 13796 ft. high, it is where the biggest
telescopes in the world.
When you arrive at the top of Mauna Kea the view looking down on the clouds is unbelievable.
In the winter there is snow on the ground. The top of the mountain is sprinkled with the following observatories:
- Gemini North Telescope - www.gemini.edu
- Subaru Telescope - www.naoj.org
- Keck
Observatory - wwwkeckobservatory.org
- Submillimeter
Array - www.cfa.harvard.edu/sma
- Joint Astronomy Centre (James Clerk Maxwell and U.K. Infrared) www.jach.hawaii.edu
- University
of Hawaii 88-inch Telescope - www.ifa.hawaii.edu/88inch
- Caltech Submillimeter
Observatory - www.submm.caltech.edu/cso
- Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope - www.cfht.hawaii.edu
- Nasa
Infrared Telescope - www.irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu
- Very Long Baseline Arrary (National
Radio Astronomy Observatory) www.vlba.nrao.edu
The only observatory that has tours is the Subaru Telescope.
They offer them during the week. Go to their website for exact days and times. http://SubarTelescope.org
How to
get there: The Mauna Kea access road turns of at the 26 milemarker of the Saddle Road. The visitor center is located 6 miles
abovethis intersection.
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