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Friends of IfA ActivitiesFriends are invited to attend lectures and special events at both the Manoa and Hilo campuses. Members receive invitations to receptions and other members-only activities in connection with many of these events. Upcoming EventsThe IfA Special Events calendar lists upcoming events to which the public is invited, including events on Maui and the Big Island. If you would like to receive e-mail notices of these events, please send an e-mail to ifaevents@ifa.hawaii.edu. November Events
December Events
2009 EventsThe following events for 2009 are tentatively scheduled. Details will be posted here later.
Schedule of Annual Friends EventsThe Friends group plans the following yearly events, which are subject to change or cancellation. Details will be posted on this page as events are planned. You will also receive information via mail or e-mail.
Observatory Tours and WorkshopsEvery summer the Friends plan a tour of either the Mauna Kea Observatories and UH IfA Hilo facilities or the Haleakala Observatories and UH IfA Pukalani facilities. The purpose of the tours is to learn how astronomers do their research. Information will be posted above when you can sign up for the tours. The workshops and tours are free, but members pay for their own travel expenses and are charged a fee for group meals and snacks. You can download presentations from the August 2007 MKO Summer Workshop. Topics include telescopes, astronomy instruments, CCDs, and astrophysics. Lectures and Special EventsThe IfA Special Events calendar shows a complete listing of upcoming lectures and other special events. (You can also check the Earlier Events section to see what you have been missing.) ColloquiaThe IfA Colloquia calendar shows a complete listing of lectures by UH and visiting astronomers.
Photo GalleryPeruse photos of Friends activities and special events:
For examples of current research by IfA scientists, including photos of today's sun, the solar system, stars and star formation, galaxies, cosmology, and instrumentation and observatories, please see the IfA images archive. Cosmochemistry Laboratory's Ion Microprobe
Friends members toured the Cosmochemistry Laboratory's Ion Microprobe, a specialized, highly sensitive mass spectrometer to analyze meteorites, samples returned from space missions, and other such compounds.
Ion Microprobe analyses tell scientists about the environment in which the compound was made, giving clues about the conditions in the early Solar System. Mauna Kea Observatories 2007 Workshop
The MKO Summer 2007 Workshop included an explanation of telescopes by Klaus Hodapp.
Mauna Kea casts a shadow onto clouds. The MKO Tour participants enjoyed spectacular views.
The MKO Summer Workshop and Tour included a visit to Gemini Observatory.
Summer workshop participants learned about the Subaru camera. Haleakala Observatories 2008 Workshop
Summer 2008 Haleakala workshop participants toured an optics labs at the IfA Pukalani facility.
Paticipants heard about optics research and machine technology.
A highlight of the workshop was a tour of the Mees Solar Observatory. Participants also toured the Air Force satellite tracking facilities.
Workshop participants toured the Pan-STARRS 1 prototype and learned about observations to detect near-Earth objects.
The summit provided beautiful sunset views.
The observatories on Mauna Kea were visible from the Haleakala summit.
Participants learned how the clamshell dome over the Faulkes telescope is opened and closed for viewing.
Participants toured the Faulkes telescope before viewing on it after dark.
The crescent Moon shines over the Faulkes telescope.
Participants enjoyed observing time on the Faulkes telescope to learn about the Dumbbell Nebula. |
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