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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
26 Have: 3
Space for: 2
27 Have: 5
Space for: 0
28 Have: 2
Space for: *5
29 Have: 4
Space for: 1
1 Have: 2
Space for: 3
2 Have: 1
Space for: 4
3 International
Students
4 Have: 2
Space for: 3
5 Have: 2
Space for: 3
6 Have: 2
Space for: *5
7 Have: 3
Space for: 2
8 Have: 3
Space for: 3
9 Have: 2
Space for: 4
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University Astrophysics
Club
Upcoming
Events
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3/1/12
The Universe
Tonight!
Contact
Janet for
more
information.
Saturday
6pm
3/10/12
University
Astrophysics
Club at the
VIS.
Saturday
Stargazing
3/17/12
Malalo I Ka
Lani Po.
Come join
us for
Culture
Night!
Saturday
6pm
3/24/12
Music Night,
feat. Kris
Fuchigami.
Contact
E’lisa for
more
information.
Saturday
6pm
3/24/12
KONA NIGHT
at the VIS.
Saturday
Stargazing
Stargazing Volunteer Schedule for 2/26– 3/10 (as of 2/26)
* - driver is needed!
Interested in coming up? Give us a call – we’d love to have you!
If
possible, let us know a week in advance.
If you need to cancel, please let us know asap. Mahalo!
E lawe i ke a‘o malama a
e ‘oi mau ka na‘auao.
Take what you have learned
and apply it and your wisdom
will increase.
Aloha VIS volunteers!
The first fireweed extraction
opportunity will be:
Saturday, MARCH 10th
See the information segment below for
more information. There is limited
space, so if you are interested, let us
know as soon as possible!
And a head’s up – the Merrie
Monarch Festival Parade is on
April 14th and the Earth Day fair at
HCC is on April 20th. We will be
looking for a few volunteers for these
events as well, but more details to come
closer to the date.
Cheers,
Kim
`ao`ao `ekahi
February 26th, 2012
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UPCOMING EVENTS with VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
3/10/12 Fireweed Extraction 7:00am-3:00pm
4/14/12 Merrie Monarch Royal Parade 10:30am
(meeting time TBD)
4/20/12 Earth Day Fair at HCC 9:00am-4:00pm
(set up and breakdown times TBD)
5/7/12 AstroDay at Prince Kuhio Plaza (times TBD)
`ao`ao `elua
NEXT FULL MOON: 3/8/12
Onizuka Visitor Information Station
(808) 961-2180
Open 9:00am – 9:30pm
Mauna Kea Observatories Support Services
177 Maka`ala Street, Hilo HI 96720
(808) 974-4205
Open 7:00am – 4:00pm, Mon-Fri
To schedule for volunteering, call the VIS or
send us an email at [email protected]
Mauna Kea Community Spotlight
Do you know somebody who deserves a spotlight? Let us
know who you think is an outstanding community
member and why at [email protected].
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`ao`ao `ekolu
Screenshot taken from Stellarium, dated 2/15/12
February Sky 2012
Hawaiian star and constellation names are identified according
to information found at:
http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/ike/hookele/hawaiian_star_lines.html
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http://www.mauna-a-wakea.info/maunakea/J1_terms.html
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courtesy of Leilehua Yuen from Hawaiian Culture Night lectures
at the VIS.
Star names are in white (Western) and yellow (Hawaiian), while
Hawaiian constellations and
groupings are in pink.
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`ao`ao `eha
::. February 2012
Things Visible All February Venus Mars Jupiter Great Nebula in
Orion (M42, NGC 1976) Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) Andromeda Galaxy
(M31, NGC 224) Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118)
Double Cluster NGC 869 & NGC 884 Pleiades (NGC 1432) Open
Cluster M34 Open Cluster NGC 2232 Open Cluster NGC 2244 Open
Cluster M41 Open Cluster NGC 1647 Open Cluster NGC 2362 Pacman
Nebula (NGC 281) Reflection Nebula M78
Double Cluster NGC 869 & NGC 884
Image credits: Thomas V. Davis
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`ao`ao `elima
At an elevation of 13,020 feet above sea level, this is the
highest lake in the Pacific region. To say that Lake
Waiau was a place of great significance to the Ancient Hawaiians
and to Hawaiians today is an understatement;
Lake Waiau is considered part of Wao Akua, or the realm of the
gods. Navigators and stargazers alike would
venture to watch the moon and other celestial bodies travel
across the night sky by observing their reflections in the
lake (and other pools of water) throughout the night.
Lake Waiau is believed to have formed the last time that Mauna
Kea was glaciated, known as the
Pleistocene period, a time where the most ice ages occurred. The
lake itself is not very deep, with depth typically an
indication of precipitation for not just Mauna Kea, but the
Hawaiian islands as a whole. Rainfall is not common on
the summit areas, so the majority of precipitation tends to
originate from snow and fog.
The lake also holds personal significance to families who see it
as a way of spiritual connection to the land.
Some bring the umbilical cords of their children as well as the
ashes of loved ones to be left at the lake.
Resources:
http://www.mauna-a-wakea.info/maunakea/A2_lakewaiau.html
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/students/lmenviel/lakewaiau.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/quaternary/pleistocene.php
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God
Don’t forget that if you’d like to submit content for the
newsletter, contact us via email at
[email protected].
`ao`ao `elima
`ao`ao `eono
Fireweed Extraction
WHEN: Saturday March 10th
7am-3pm
(LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED)
MAX # VOLUNTEERS: 10
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Pull fireweed at Hale Pohaku
and VIS area, within 50-100 feet of
roads, trails, and buildings.
Group size permitting, pull
fireweed at gravel/cinder storage
areas along the road from parking
area #1
RSVP BY: Sunday, March 4th
Goals of Fireweed Removal
To keep Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) from establishing
and
flowering/going to seed in:
1. Upper elevations of Mauna Kea (approx. above 11,500 feet)
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2. On UH-managed land immediately surrounding (within approx.
50-
100 feet of) the main visiting areas and facility areas near
Hale
Pohaku (dormitories, maintenance facilities), the Visitor
Information Station, roadside parking areas, and
gravel/cinder
storage areas.
Items to bring: WARM CLOTHING
GARDENING/WORK GLOVES
WATER
SUNSCREEN
SUNGLASSES
