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Yes, our traditional Keck lectures which were coupled with the Monday Night Mooch has been changed. Not wanting to interrupt our sunsets, the lectures are being held at 7:00pm at Ke ‘Olu under the real stars, not in the Ball Room of the Four Seasons. So, join everyone in the first of our lectures being […] CLICK HERE TO VIEW KECK WEEK’S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS. It has been 20 years since the first light at W.M. Keck Observatory on the top of Mauna Kea. Over the past years Hualalai has hosted various astronomers who have opened the door to the magic of space. From March 13 -19 there are […] Click to read more about it On June 5, 2012, the Earth, Sun, and the planet Venus will briefly line up, and the Venus will slowly move across the Sun’s face, like a tiny eclipse. This is in fact the rarest eclipse visible from Earth, called a Transit of Venus. This June American astronomers are flocking to Hawaii’s observatories from […] Monday night the mooch is being held at Ke ‘Olu 5 PM – 6:45 PM. Keck Observatory is providing a lecture about the most exciting activities in discovering planets outside of our solar system.
Debra Ann Fischer is a professor of astronomy at Yale University. Fischer has […]
All photos were taken on top of Mauna Kea at the W.M. Keck Observatory […] Each year we are thrilled to host a series of lectures by world renown astronomers who utilize one of the two most powerful telscopes in the world, Maua Kea’s W.M. Keck Observatory here on our islnad. So here is the up and coming schedule: Monday, January 23 Dr. Adam Burgasser
BY BRENDAN SHRIANE | WEST HAWAII TODAY Josh Bloom went up a mountain to watch a massive explosion. On Friday, Bloom, an associate professor of astronomy at the University of California at Berkeley, ascended Mauna Kea to use W.M. Keck Observatory’s telescope. There he planned to view the closest supernova — a giant stellar […] Steven Vogt The last presentation of the Heritage Series was held last night after the Monday Night Mooch at Ke ‘Olu. Steven Vogt, an astromer whose work at Keck Observatory has received a great deal of news and recognition the past six months talked about his discovery of the “Goldilocks” planet, the first […] Since our Monday Night Mooch is canceled as is the presentation from the Keck Observatory, we want everyone to know they welcome to see the same prsentation at Mauna Lani tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15th. Here are the particulars: The Fairmont Orchid at Mauna Lani Resort 6:45 – 7:15 p.m. Pre-Lecture Reception 7:15 – […] Hualalai Resort Pacific Heritage Series and Keck Observatory presents “Dark Matter Mysteries and Galaxy Evolution” Tommaso Treu Monday, March 14 5 PM at the Hotel Ballroom
Astornomer, Tommaso Treu According to our current understanding, most of the mass of the […] Dr. David Jewitt will be presenting his talk: 21st Century Solar System Professor Jewitt’s talk will offer us the latest clues of how planets form and evolve, and, among other things, the origin of the oceans and the ubiquity of life. Our perception of the solar system continues to evolve in dramatic ways […] 5:00 – 6:30 pm Hualalai’s Pacific Heritage Series in conjunction with the Keck Observatorywelcomes … Mark R. Morris, Professor of Astronomy, UCLA, presenting on “Focusing in on the Galactic Center” (Four Seasons Hualalai Ballroom)
On January 24th Mark R. Morris, Professor of Astronomy, UCLA, will be “Focusing in on the Galactic Center”
Mark R. Morris, Professor of Astronomy, UCLA Three of the most massive star clusters in our Milky Way Galaxy are found near the Galaxy’s center and […] Michael Mumma speaks to one of younger members of the audience Michael Mumma of the NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center spoke at the Monday night reception. His topic was about finding methane gas on Mars. Michael is one of the leading astronomers who are working on finding out if there has been or there […] Last night Dr. Debbie Faber presented at the Monday night mooch. Dr. Faber is one of the premier astronomers in the world and she led a discussion about her work into deep space dealing with the development of galaxies. Her team has just won the largest usage of the Hubble Telescope since its inception. Dr. […] |