Comments on: Mauna Kea

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:53:48 +0000

This is a great post! it is interesting and very informative, thanks for sharing this inspiring post, and keep it up!

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:11:45 +0000

Very nice scope…

By: Mauna Kea Sky Shadow | K-Squared Ramblings

Mauna Kea Sky Shadow | K-Squared Ramblings — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:17:06 +0000

[...] couldn’t help but be reminded of our visit to the summit in April 2005, just at sunset, when I took this similar (but decidedly less cool) [...]

By: David

David — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:20:58 +0000

That’s some great pictures of the area new the observatory. Would love to have the power of one of those telescopes in my garden ;>

Keep bringing more great info and images.

Thanks Kelson.

By: Look, up in the sky! | K-Squared Ramblings

Look, up in the sky! | K-Squared Ramblings — Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:33:03 +0000

[...] Somehow I’d never noticed that after sunset, the band of red encircles the entire sky at the horizon. Even more amazing, if you look away from the sun you can actually see the Earth’s shadow on the sky as a slightly darker blue below the pink. It reminded me of the view of Mauna Kea’s shadow on the cloud layer below. Oddly, though I didn’t pay any attention to it at the time, the Belt of Venus is clearly visible in that photo! [...]

By: Kelson

Kelson — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:03:27 +0000

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day features a beautiful panorama of the Mauna Kea summit covered with snow and clouds.

By: Beware of Invisible Cows | K-Squared Ramblings

Beware of Invisible Cows | K-Squared Ramblings — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:29:28 +0000

Up at the visitor’s center for the Mauna Kea observatories, there’s a sign that says, “Beware of Invisible Cows.” [...]