The Subaru Telescope and the Milky Way
Credit: Dr. Vera Maria Passegger/NAOJ
https://subarutelescope.org/en/gallery/facility/2026/02/11/3666.html
#Maunakea #Hawaii #MilkyWay #photography #sunsetphotography #SubaruTelescope #astronomy #astrodon #BigIsland
NOIRLab image of the week
Kīlauea Eruption Captured by Gemini North CloudCam
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2605a/
#NOIRLab #Gemini #Kilauea #volcano #volcanology #astronomy #astrodon #science #Hawaii #BigIsland #Maunakea
ʻŌnohiʻula: Subaru Telescope’s new Prime Focus Spectrograph receives Hawaiian name. It carries multiple layers of meanings - how the instrument perceives the cosmos much like our eyes perceive light, as well as the color red and its association with the sacred realm of origin in Hawaiian culture.
The new Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) at the Subaru Telescope on Maunakea was gifted the Hawaiian name ʻŌnohiʻula, officially presented by Dr. Larry Kimura. ʻŌnohiʻula carries multiple layers of meanings — ʻŌnohi communicating how the instrument perceives the cosmos like an eye, and ʻula meanin
Un nuevo estudio revela que el penacho del manto bajo Hawái podría estar bifurcándose. Descubre por qué Mauna Loa y Mauna Kea tienen lavas químicamente distintas y qué significa para el futuro del archipiélago.
#Hawái #Volcanes #MaunaLoa #MaunaKea #Tutiempo
https://www.tutiempo.net/noticias/misterio-geologico-hawai-division-manto-podria-separar-islas.html
Un nuevo estudio revela que el penacho del manto bajo Hawái podría estar bifurcándose. Descubre por qué Mauna Loa y Mauna Kea tienen lavas químicamente distintas y qué significa para el futuro del archipiélago.
Sunset over Maunakea and the Subaru Telescope Preparing for Observation
Credit: Dr. Vera Maria Passegger/NAOJ
https://subarutelescope.org/en/gallery/facility/2026/01/14/3643.html
#Maunakea #Hawaii #sunset #photography #sunsetphotography #SubaruTelescope #astronomy #astrodon #BigIsland
Snow at the telescopes site on the summit of Mauna Kea! I didn’t know that was a thing.
The live cameras don’t shown much.
East view: https://www.youtube.com/live/6g4Fh8K-MhY
West view: https://www.youtube.com/live/qJ8lYplu1y0
#Astonomy #MaunaKea
https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/115843812909346453
Hawaii in a blizzard 🤪 (well... at 11,000 feet).
Prime Focus Spectrograph Receives Hawaiian name ʻŌnohiʻula
ʻŌnohiʻula embodies the idea of perceiving the realm of our origins, honoring the people and land of Hawaiʻi and expressing a commitment to exploring the Universe together with the local community.
https://www.ipmu.jp/en/20251223-PFS
#SubaruTelescope #Maunakea #Hawaii #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #science #news
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