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  MAUI  INTERNATIONAL  DOUBLE  STAR  CONFERENCE
Events - Thursday, February 7

Haleakala Summit Daytime Tour

Pre-Conference No-Host Social Hour and Dinner     
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http://www.kulalodge.com/
 


Kula Lodge at Sunset


Kula Lodge


Pan-STARRS


Pan-STARRS


Haleakala Observatories


Haleakala National Park


Haleakala National Park


Haleakala National Park


Haleakala Summit Daytime Tour

Lunch and Dinner at the Kula Lodge
Thursday February 9

Introduction:
Half way through the conference, weather permitting, we will have dinner at the Kula Lodge, part way up Haleakala, followed by an observing session at the Haleakala Amateur Astronomers observatory at the summit. Bring warm clothes and your favorite binoculars.

The Thursday afternoon summit tour will provide insider’s tours of the 2-meter Faulkes Telescope North (FTN) of the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, the Pan-STARRS telescope with its huge CCD camera that images much of the sky every night, and the Haleakala Amateur Astronomers observatory, arguably the best amateur observing site on the planet. Guest may enjoy the summit tour or can just come for dinner at the Kula Lodge.

11:30 No host lunch at Kula Lodge
1:00 Depart Kula Lodge for Haleakala summit
2:30 Begin Haleakala summit tour of Faulkes
       Telescope North (FTN), Pan-STARRS, and
       Haleakala Amateur Astronomers (HAA) facility
4:00 Depart summit for Kula Lodge
5:00 No host social hour
       (watch the sunset, weather permitting)
6:00 No host dinner at the Kula Lodge
       (joined by folks that did not go on the tour)

●  Please be aware that Haleakala Summit is over
  10,000 feet altitude and touring can be
  strenuous. This is of particular concern if you
  have heart or breathing limitations. 
● 
Voluntary consolidation of folks in cars to conserve
   parking space at the summit.

http://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm

Faulkes Telescope North

The Faulkes Telescope North is a clone of the Liverpool Telescope, and is located at Haleakala Observatory in the U.S. state of Hawaii.

The telescope is owned and operated by LCOGT. This telescope and its sister telescope Faulkes Telescope South are used by research and education groups across the globe. The Faulkes Telescope Project is one such group which provides observing time (awarded by LCOGT) for educational projects for UK schools and amateur astronomers.

http://www.faulkes-telescope.com/

Pan-STARRS

Pan-STARRS -- the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System -- is an innovative design for a wide-field imaging facility developed at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy. The combination of relatively small mirrors with very large digital cameras results in an economical observing system that can observe the entire available sky several times each month. The prototype single-mirror telescope PS1 is now operational on Mount Haleakala; its scientific research program is being undertaken by the PS1 Science Consortium - a collaboration between ten research organizations in four countries, A major goal of Pan-STARRS is to discover and characterize Earth-approaching objects, both asteroids & comets, that might pose a danger to our planet. Its vast database is also ideal for research in several other astronomical areas, particularly those which involve an aspect of time variability.

http://pan-starrs.ifa.hawaii.edu/public/


Russ Genet on a previous visit to Pan-STARRS

Haleakala Amateur Astronomers facility

The Haleakala High Altitude Observatory Site, on the Island of Maui is the site of Hawaii's first astronomical research. At 10,000 feet elevation, Haleakala is above one third of the earth's atmosphere. "Seeing" conditions on Haleakala can be as good as on Mauna Kea, a site recognized to have the best astronomical conditions for ground-based observatories.

http://astroday.net/images/merctrans/site-maui.html


Haleakala National Park

Haleakalā National Park is a United States national park located on the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii. The park covers an area of 33,265 acres, of which 19,270 acres is a wilderness area. This special place vibrates with stories of ancient and modern Hawaiian culture and protects the bond between the land and its people. The park also cares for endangered species, some of which exist nowhere else. Here you can renew your spirit amid stark volcanic landscapes and sub-tropical rain forest with an unforgettable hike through the backcountry.

http://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm



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