MKOOC Calendar





Education and Outreach Event Listing

This table lists all the outreach events involving MKOOC members.
Monthly events are not included here, but are listed separately below.
Date   Event   Participant(s) and/or Sponsor(s)
2010        
12/04 : CFHT Christmas Star Gazing Party (CFHT front lawn, 7-10pm, 65-1238 Mamalahoa, Kamulea) : CFHT
11/18 : Girls Exploring Math and Science (GEMS) (Keauhou Outrigger Beach Resort) : CFHT
10/05-10 : Full Dome Film Festival at `Imiloa (website) : `Imiloa
10/02-03 : Relay for Life in Waimea (Anderson Arena, 6pm - 6am) : CFHT
10/02 : Kona Teacher Training Class (8:30am - 3:30pm, NELHA HQ, website) : Gemini, TMT, MKOOC
09/16-19 : Hawaii County Fair at the Hilo Fairgrounds : Hawaii County
08/07 : Waimea Solar System Walk (10am - 1pm, between Keck and CFHT HQs) : Keck, CFHT
07/17-18 : Onizuka Space Center Anniversary Celebration : Onizuka Space Center
07/17 : Relay for Life (Cancer Walk, Hilo, Wong Stadium, 6pm-6am, sign-up) : American Cancer Society
05/15 : Pahoa Family Literacy Fair : Pahoa High School
05/01 : AstroDay : AstroDay Institute
04/10 : Merrie Monarch Festival Parade : MKOOC
03/03 : Family Science Night at `Imiloa (4pm-8pm) : JTTU Team, MKOOC
03/01 : AstroCafe Roundtable and Keiki Astronomy Story Time at Borders Books in Hilo (5-7pm) : JTTU Team, MKOOC
02/28 : Family Science Day at `Imiloa (9am-4pm) : JTTU Team, MKOOC
02/25-03/05 : Journey Through The Universe : JTTU Team
02/20 : Heart Walk in Hilo : American Heart Association
02/20 : Family Focus Event at Prince Kuhio Plaza : DOE (HWL Complex)
02/13 : District Science Fair at `Imiloa : `Imiloa, DOE
01/30 : Galaxy Forum 2010 : Onizuka Space Center (Kona)
01/23 : Onizuka Science Day at UHH : University of Hawai`i at Hilo
         
2009        
12/05 : Star Party : CFHT, Keck
12/05 : Waimea Christmas Parade : CFHT, Keck, various
11/14 : Mentoring Conference at `Imiloa (flyer) : DOE, Gemini, TMT, `Imiloa, and many local sponsors
11/07 : `E Malama `Aina Foundation Festival (Keahou Beach Resort, Kona) : Hawai`i Island Chamber of Commerce
10/29 : Girls Engaged in Math and Science (GEMS, Hilo, Mo`oheau Band Stand) : CFHT, Keck
10/24 : Astronomy Block Party on "Astronomy Row" at A`ohoku Place (flyer, website) : MKOOC
10/23-24 : Galilean Nights of Community Astronomy (website) : MKOOC
10/17-18 : Relay for Life (Cancer Walk, Waimea) : American Cancer Society
10/10 : Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station Volunteer Banquet at Hale Pohaku (5:30-7:30pm) : Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station
10/06 : Journey 2010 Teacher/Astronomer Workshop at Gemini in Hilo (PDF flyer) : HWL DOE, Mauna Kea Observatories
10/03 : Excellence in Teaching Astronomy Workshop at NELHA in Kona (PDF flyer) : Gemini, TMT. Galileoscope Project, Mauna Kea Observatories, Big Island Toyota, NELHA
10/03 : St. Joseph's School Fair : St. Joseph School
09/26 : Waimea IYA Observatory Block Party, 10am - 2pm : CFHT, Keck
09/17-20 : Hawaii County Fair : Hawaii County
09/12-16 : ASP Outreach Meeting in San Francisco : ASP
08/15-16 : Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) free public day at Volcanoes National Park : KMC
08/01, 08 : Elmo and Sesame Street at `Imiloa; 8/1 members event, 8/8 10am general public, see flyer here (PDF) : `Imiloa
07/25 : Space Camp at Borders, 2-3pm : Borders Books anywhere
07/18 : Relay for Life (Cancer Walk, Hilo, Wong Stadium, 6pm-6am, sign-up) : American Cancer Society
06/09-18 : TMT Public Hearings (6 Big Island Meetings) : TMT
05/09 : MATE-BIRR underwater robotics competition : DOE, Hilo MS
05/02 : AstroDay : AstroDay Institute
04/18 : PBS Special: 400 Years of the Telescope : PBS Hawai`i
04/12-18 : Merrie Monarch Festival : Merrie Monarch Festival Team
04/05 : UH Manoa IfA Open House : UHM-IfA
04/02-05 : 100 Hours of Astronomy - Live from Mauna Kea : MKOOC/International
03/31 : End of Cosmic Poster Contest : MKOOC, KTA (stay tuned for updates)
03/11 : 7th Grade Girls Math/Science Conference at UH Hilo : UH Hilo
03/07 : Hilo-Waiakea-Laupahoehoe School District Family Focus Team Event (PKP Mall 9:30am-3pm) : HWL District DOE
03/01 : "Stars Over Mauna Kea" Hawai`i Tribune-Herald Astronomy Supplement 2009 : MKOOC
02/28 : JTTU Teacher Class at Subaru : Subaru, JAC, JTTU Team
02/26 : District Career Fair at Sangha Hall : Sangha Hall, DOE
02/14 : District Science Fair at `Imiloa : `Imiloa, DOE
02/09 : AstroCafe Chat at Borders Books in Hilo (5-7pm, see the poster here) : JTTU Team, MKOOC
02/05-13 : Journey Through The Universe : JTTU Team
01/24 : Onizuka Science Day at UHH : University of Hawai`i at Hilo
01/17 : Begin of Cosmic Poster Contest (more details here) : MKOOC, KTA (stay tuned for updates)
01/15 : Dark Sky Star Party at the Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station (local IYA 2009 kick-off) : UHH-IfA, MKVIS
01/10 : Re-SELT scientist/engineer teaching workshop at IfA-Maui (flyer, reg-form) : CfAO, Keck, IfA-Maui
01/04-08 : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Long Beach, CA) : AAS/UC
         
2008        
12/06 : CFHT Star Party (see the flyer here) : CFHT
11/29 : Hilo Christmas Parade :
11/21 : "Education and the LCOGT Global Network" by Wayne Rosing (Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope), AstroTalk, UHH UCB#100 7pm : International Education Week
11/19 : "Viewing the Heavens with different Eyes: The Infrared and Submillimetre Skies" by Andy Adamson and Antonio Chrysostomou (JAC), AstroTalk, UHH UCB#100 7pm : International Education Week
11/17 : "Pacific Rim Stories" by Gary Fujihara (18:30 at `Imiloa) : International Education Week
11/17-21 : International Education Week : various
11/15 : Pisces Lunar Rovers at `Imiloa : NASA-Pisces/Imiloa
10/17 : Journey Through The Universe Astronomer Training at `Imiloa (10am-12pm), INFO FLYER (.doc) : `Imiloa, JTTU Team
10/12 : W.M. Keck Observatory Open House (10am-3pm, free event) : W. M. Keck Observatory
10/11 : Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station Volunteer Banquet at Hale Pohaku (5:30-7:30pm) : Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station
10/06 : Hands-on-Optics Teacher Workshop (Lessons 1-3, all day) : `Imiloa
10/02-03 : Mauna Kea Users Meeting : `Imiloa/MKO
08/09 : IYA Teacher Workshop at Nelha (Kona) : Gemini, TMT, Nelha, Big Island Toyota, JAC
07/25 : Huiana Summer Student Presentations : HCC
07/25 : Akamai Summer Student Talks : IfA
07/19 : Relay for Life (Cancer Walk) : American Cancer Society
05/31-06/05 : AAS/ASP Meeting (St. Louis, MO) : AAS/ASP
05/23 : Ka`u HS Career Fair : JAC
05/20 : Huiana Spring Student Presentations : DOE
05/08 : Math and Science Night at Naalehu ES : JAC
05/03 : AstroDay : AstroDay Institute
04/27 : AstroFest : `Imiloa, Gemini, JAC, BIT
04/26 : MATE-BIRR Underwater Robotics Competition : Pool
04/22 : Family Science Night : Gemini, `Imiloa
04/18 : Earth Day : UHH
04/16 : HAAC-Pahoa MS school visit : JAC
04/05 : Merrie Monarch Parade : MKOOC
03/11 : Honoka`a Seniors MK Tour : MKOOC
02/28 : Mauna Loa School science fair : JAC
02/16 : HLW (East Hawaii) District Science Fair : DOE, `Imiloa
02/01-08 : Journey Through The Universe : MKOOC
01/30 : KPK District Teacher Training : JAC, IfA, others?
01/26 : Onizuka Science Day : UHH
01/24 : Laupahoehoe ES school visit : JAC
01/15 : Kea`au-Pahoa-Ka`u District Principals Conference Presentation : JTTU Team
01/14 : SkyScan Launch : `Imiloa
         
2007        
12/18 : North_West District Principals Conference Presentation : JTTU Team
12/14 : Hilo-Laupahoehoe-Waiakea District Principals Conference Presentation : JTTU Team
12/05 : Civil Air Patrol Visit : JAC
11/19-20 : Kona School Visits : JAC
11/17 : RoboFest : UHH & IfA
11/11-12 : Hands-on-Optics Teacher Training : `Imiloa
11/07 : JTTU Presentation to the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay : JTTU Team
11/03 : Science and SF Day : `Imiloa
10/23 : Kaumana ES visit : JAC
10/20 : JTTU PD Teacher Training : Subaru + JAC
10/8-11 : CAP Conference (Athens) : ASP + ?
09/29 : MKVIS Volunteer Banquet : MKVIS
09/27-28 : MK Users Meeting : MKSS?
09/22 : JTTU PD Teacher Training : HLW (East Hawaii) DOE
09/15 : Hands-on-Optics Teacher Training : `Imiloa
09/13-14 : Hawaii County Fair :
08/13 : Kaumana ES Galaxy of Readers : UHH + JAC
07/21 : Relay for Life (Cancer Walk) : American Cancer Society
07/20 : Astronomy at Hogwarts (HP Book release) : Borders Books, JAC
06/07 : Mountain View ES school visit : JAC
05/27-30 : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Honolulu) : AAS + UHM
05/14-15 : Kea`au HS school visit : JAC
04/21 : AstroDay : AstroDay Institute
04/14 : Merrie Monarch Parade : MKOOC
03/14 : Math-Science Conference for 7th grade girls : UHH
03/13 : Kea`au ES school visit : JAC
03/10 : JTTU PD Teacher Training : Gemini
02/27 : Pahoa MS+HS school visit : JAC
02/17 : HLW (East Hawaii) District Science Fair : DOE, `Imiloa
02/01 : HPA school visit : JAC
01/27 : Onizuka Science Day : UHH
01/25 : St. Joseph's School Career Day : JAC
01/20-26 : Journey Through The Universe : MKOOC
01/18 : St. Joseph's School Science Fair : JAC
         
2006        
12/09 : RoboFest : UHH/IfA
10/21 : Science and SF Day : `Imiloa
10/26 : Make-a-Wish Visit : MKVIS/IfA/Others
10/07 : St. Joseph's School Fair : various
09/23 : MKVIS Volunteer Dinner : MKVIS
09/15-18 : ASP Conference (Baltimore, MD) : ASP/STScI
08/18 : Hands-on-Optics Teacher Workshop : `Imiloa
08/12 : Galaxy Gala Special Lectures : `Imiloa/JAC/Subaru/others
07/15 : Relay for Life (Cancer Walk) : American Cancer Society
05/06 : AstroDay : AstroDay Institute
04/08 : Inquiry Teacher Workshop : `Imiloa
03/25 : David Byrne book signing : `Imiloa
         
2005        
12/4 : Waimea Christmas Parade : Keck
10/22 : Kohala County Fair : -
9/23 : Family ASTRO at Konawaena : Keck
8/28 : Waimea Festival : Keck & Others
7/12 : West Hawaii Astro Club : Keck
7/4 : Deep Impact Waimea Special Event : CFHT
7/3 : Deep Impact at the Fairmont Orchid Resort : Keck
7/3 : Deep Impact at the Four Seasons Resort : Keck
7/3 : Deep Impact Hilo Special Event : UHM and UHH
7/3 : DEEP IMPACT
7/2 : Universe Tonight with Harold Butner [Deep Impact] : VIS
6/27-7/1 : ASTRO-Vaganza : MKAEC
6/24 : Career Panel at Kamehameha Schools Summer School : UHH and UH
6/11-7/30 : Akamai Observatory Internships : CfAO+Observatoriea
6/6-6/10 : Akamai Observatory Short Course : CfAO
6/9 : 21st Century Learning Interviews at MKO : UHH, UHM, IRTF
6/6 : "Deep Impact" Astronomy Lecture with
Dr. Karen Meech, Waimea, 7p.m. 		: Keck
5/15 : Open House Ho'olaulea at Keck Observatory,
Waimea, 10am to 3pm 		: Keck
5/7 : Po'okela Panel at Hale Pohaku: Hilo Inter Grade 8 : UHM and UHH
4/18 : Science Fair at Waimea Country School : Keck
4/21 : Field Trip - Waimea Elementary : Keck
4/20 : "After Hours" with the
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce 		: Keck
4/18 : Keck Lecture with David Charbonneau : Keck
4/16 : AstroDay : AstroDay Institute
4/8 : Family ASTRO at Konawaena : Keck
3/11 : "The Accelerating Universe" Astronomy Lecture
with Dr. Alex Filippenko, Waimea, 7p.m.		 : Keck
3/11 : Rolf Kudritski Talk : MKOOC
3/8 : Math and Science Conference for Girls : -
3/5 : Hilo Teachers Professional Development Workshop : Keck & Gemini
2/26 : Hilo Teachers Professional Development Workshop : Keck & Gemini
2/19 : Hilo Teachers Professional Development Workshop : Keck & Gemini
2/17 : Keck Lecture with Jim Fanson : Keck
2/12 : Hilo Teachers Professional Development Workshop : Keck & Gemini
2/11-2/13 : East Hawaii Science Fair : Hawaii Academy of Science
2/10 : Keck Field Trip - Waiakea Elementary : Keck
2/5 : West Hawaii Science Fair : Hawaii Academy of Science
1/29 : Onizuka Science Day : Future Flight Hawaii
1/27 : Keck Lecture with Ed Stone : Keck
1/26 : Family Science Night at UHH Theater : JTTU
1/23 : Family Science Day at PK Mall : JTTU
1/21-1/28 : Journey Week : JTTU



Monthly Events/Event Series


AstroTalk

Once a month a free public astronomy lecture is held
at `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i the fourth Tuesday of the month at 4pm. Some lectures might happen on a
different Tuesday, so please watch this space.
See past posters here.
Date   Speaker, Organization
2010    
September 14 : Tadayuki Kodama, Subaru Telescope, "Galaxy Ecology"
August 26 : Josh Walawender, Institute for Astronomy Hilo, "The Dynamic Sky and the Birth of Stars"
June 22 : David James, UHH Hoku Ke`a Telescope, "Hoku Ke`a: An Update and How We Can Teach Stellar Evolution"
April 27 : Padelis Papadopoulos, Argelander Institute for Astronomy, "Astronomical Expeditions on Mauna Kea's Deep Space Observatories"
     
2009    
May 22 : Glen Petitpas, SMA, "Beyond the Eyeball: Come See What You Are Missing"
Apr. 10 : Michael West, ESO, "Astronomy in Chile"
Mar. 20 : Mark Chun, UH-IfA, "Adaptive Optics"
Feb. 12 : Kevin Grazier, JPL, "Jupiter as a Sniper Rather than a Shield" (JTTU Talk)
Jan. 23 : David Sanders, UH-IfA, "Galactic Cannibalism"
     
2008    
Dec. 11 : Robert Jedicke, UHH-IfA
Nov. 21 : Wayne Rosing, Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope
Nov. 19 : Andy Adamson and Antonio Chrysostomou, JAC
Oct. 16 : David James, 0.6m Telescope, UHH
Sep. 5 : David Jewitt, IfA, UHM
July 18 : Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology, UHM
May 9 : Oliver Guyon, Subaru Telescope (NAOJ)
Apr. 18 : Glen Petitpas, SMA
Mar. 28 : Mike Brown, CalTech
Feb. 15 : Tim Livengood, NASA Goddard SFC
Feb. 8 : Kevin Grazier, NASA JPL
Jan. 11 : Phil Sakimoto, University of Notre Dame
     
2007    
Dec. 14 : Alex Philippenko, UC Berkeley
Nov. 16 : Bo Reipurth, UH IfA
Oct. 12 : Colin Aspin, UHH
Sep. 14 : Anil Dosai, Gemini Observatory
Aug. 29 : Keiichi Kodaira, SOKENDAI
Aug. 10 : Jerry Dobek, Northwest Michigan College
May 18 : Tom Geballe, Gemini Observatory
Apr. 13 : Jay Farihi, Gemini Observatory
Mar. 16 : Jimmy Westlake, Colorado Mountain College
Mar. 9 : Jean-Charles Cuillandre, CFHT
Feb. 16 : Mike Connelly, UHH IfA
Jan. 19 : Astronaut Ed Lu, David Tholen, Rob Jedicke, Nick Kaiser
Jan. 12 : Peter Capak, CalTech
     
2006    
Nov. 3 : John Hamilton, Heather Kaluna, UHH
Oct. 11 : Alex Philippenko, UC Berkeley
Sep. 8 : Peter Ceravolo, ?
July 21 : Inge Heyer, JAC
June 2 : Hiro Takami, Subaru Telescope (NAOJ)
May 12 : Chris Davis, JAC-UKIRT
Apr. 7 : Scott Fisher, Gemini Observatory
Mar. 10 : John Hamilton, Heather Kaluna, UHH
Feb. 3 : Richard Wainscoat, UHM IfA
Jan. 20 : Jon Lomberg, ?
     
2005    
Dec. 1 : UH panel discussion
Nov. 2 : Richard Ellis, CalTech
Oct. 7 : Brent Tully, UHM IfA
Sep. 9 : John Dvorak, UHM IfA
Aug. 5 : Paul Coleman, UH IfA
June 30 : Todd May, NASA
June 28 : Alex Philippenko, UC Berkeley
June 27 : Maura Rountree-Brown, NASA
June 3 : Scott Fisher, Gemini Observatory
May 6 : Chad Trujillo, Gemini Observatory
Apr. 13 : Ryan Lyman, MK Weather Center
Mar. 11 : Seanna Fenner, ?
Feb. 18 : Jim Fanston, NASA GALEX
Feb. 11 : Karen Meech, Brian Glazer, UHM
Jan.21 : Peter Jedicke, RAS Canada
     
2004    
Dec. 10 : Jean-Charles Cuillandre, CFHT
Nov. 15 : Alex Philippenko, UC Berkeley
Oct. 29 : Steven Beckwith, STScI
Oct. 12 : David Levy, ?
Sep. 3 : David Jewitt, UHM IfA

Universe Tonight

Every first Saturday of the month the Mauna Kea Visitors
Information Station hosts a public astronomy lecture at 6pm.
Date   Speaker, Organization
2010    
Dec. 4 : Gemini Northern 8-m Telescope
Nov. 6 : University of Hawai`i Institute for Astronomy
Oct. 2 : Smithsonian Submillimeter Array
Sep. 4 : James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
Aug. 7 : Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
July 3 : Hoku Ke`a
June 5 : NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
May 1 : `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i
Apr. 3 : United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
Mar. 6 : University of Hawai`i 2.2m Telescope
Feb. 6 : The Thirty Meter Telescope
Jan. 2 : Subaru Telescope (NAOJ)
     
2009    
Dec. 5 : Office of Mauna Kea Management, UHH
Nov. 7 : W.M. Keck Observatory
Oct. 3 : Gemini Northern 8-m Telescope
Sep. 5 : Canada-France-Hawai`i Telescope
Aug. 1 : Smithsonian Submillimeter Array
July 4 : `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i
June 6 : Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
May 2 : UH Hilo Astronomy & Physics Department
Apr. 4 : NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Mar. 7 : United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
Feb. 7 : James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
Jan. 3 : University of Hawai`i 2.2m and 0.9m Telescopes
     
2008    
Dec. 6 : UH Institute for Astronomy
Nov. 1 : Subaru Telescope (NAOJ)
Oct. 4 : Office of Mauna Kea Management, UHH
Sep. 6 : W.M. Keck Observatory (Julie Renaud-Kim)
Aug. 2 : Gemini Northern 8-m Telescope (Scott Fisher)
July 5 : University of Hawai`i Institute for Astronomy (Bo Reipurth)
June 7 : Smithsonian Submillimeter Array (Z. Knight)
May 3 : `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i (Shawn Laatsch)
Apr. 5 : Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (Riley Ceria)
Mar. 1 : UH Hilo Astronomy & Physics Department (Richard Crowe)
Feb. 2 : NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (Eric Tollestrup)
Jan. 5 : James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (Antonio Chrysostomou)
     
2007    
Dec. 1 : United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (Andy Adamson)
Nov. 3 : University of Hawai`i 2.2m and 0.6m Telescopes (Justin Stevik, PAN-STARRS)
Oct. 6 : Canada-France-Hawai`i Telescope (Mary-Beth Laychak)
Sep. 1 : Subaru Telescope (NAOJ) (Eric Jeschke)
Aug. 4 : Office of Mauna Kea Management, UHH
July 7 : W.M. Keck Observatory
June 2 : Gemini Northern 8-m Telescope
May 5 : University of Hawai`i Institute for Astronomy
Apr. 7 : Smitsonian Submillimeter Array
Mar. 3 : `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i
Feb. 3 : Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
     
2006    
Nov. 4 : United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
     
2005    
Jan. 1 : Gemini Northern 8-m Telescope
Feb. 5 : W.M. Keck Observatory
Mar. 5 : Office of Mauna Kea Management, UHH
Apr. 2 : Subaru Telescope (NAOJ)
May 7 : Canada-France-Hawai`i Telescope
June 4 : University of Hawai`i 2.2m and 0.6m Telescopes
July 2 : James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (Harold Butner, Deep Impact)
Aug. 6 : United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
Sep. 3 : NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Oct. 1 : UH Hilo Astronomy & Physics Department
Nov. 5 : Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Dec. 3 : Mauna Kea Astronomy Educational Center
     
2004    
Dec. 4 : Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)
Nov. 6 : University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy
Oct. 2 : Smithsonian Submillimeter Array
Sep. 4 : Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Aug. 7 : Mauna Kea Astronomy Education Center
July 3 : NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
June 5 : United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
May 1 : James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
Apr. 3 : University of Hawai`i Institute for Astronomy
Mar. 6 : Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
Feb. 7 : Subaru Telescope (NAOJ)
Jan. 4 : Cancelled due to inclement weather
     
2003    
Dec. 6 : Gemini North Telescope (Fred Gillett)
Nov. 1 : W. M. Keck Observatory
Oct. 4 : Joint Astronomy Centre
Sep. 6 : University of Hawai`i, Institute for Astronomy
Aug. 2 : Smithsonian Submillimeter Array
July 5 : Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
June 7 : UH Hilo Astronomy & Physics Department
May 3 : NASA Infrared Telescope
Apr. 5 : United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
Mar. 1 : James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
Feb. 1 : University of Hawai`i 2.2m Telescope
Jan. 4 : Canada-France-Hawai`i Telescope

Mauna Kea Skies (formerly Sky Tonight)

Every third Saturday of the month `Imiloa has a public evening show hosted
by MKOOC members. This includes a live planetarium show and a science talk. All lectures are at 7pm.
Date   Host (Org), Speaker (Org)
2010    
October 16 : Inge Heyer (JAC) "Night Sky", Antonio Chrysostomou (JAC) "TBA"
September 18 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky", John-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT) "TBA"
August 14 : Peter Michaud (Gemini) "Night Sky", Oliver Guyon (Subaru) "TBA"
July 17 : Richard Crowe (UHH) "Night Sky", Jim Lyke (Keck) "TBA"
June 19 : Inge Heyer (JAC) "Night Sky", Glen Petitpas (SMA) "What's Hot and What's Not in the Universe"
May 15 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky", Luca Rizzi (JAC-UKIRT) "Origin, Life and Death of Stars"
Apr. 17 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky", Kumiko Usuda (Subaru Telescope, NAOJ) "TITLE TBA"
Mar. 20 : Peter Michaud (Gemini) "Night Sky", Chad Trujillo (Gemini) "TITLE TBA"
Feb. 20 : Inge Heyer (JAC) "Night Sky", Andy Adamson (JAC-UKIRT) "The Nearby Milky Way: Our Local Neighborhood"
Jan. 16 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky"
     
2009   During 2009, The International Year of Astronomy, The "Mauna Kea Skies" series
was replaced by the "Directors' Lecture Series". The directors of the
observatories took turns giving a monthly lecture, both in Hilo (at `Imiloa
on the third Saturday of the month) and in Waimea (at Keck on the Thursday
preceeding the Hilo date). All lectures were at 7pm.
Dec. 19 : Mike Bolte (TMT) in Hilo
Dec. 17 : Mike Bolte (TMT) in Waimea
Nov. 21 : David James (UH-Hilo) in Hilo
Nov. 19 : David James (UH-Hilo) in Waimea
Oct. 17 : Paul Ho (SMA) in Hilo
Oct. 15 : Paul Ho (SMA) in Waimea
Sep. 19 : Masahiko Hayashi (Subaru) in Hilo
Sep. 17 : Masahiko Hayashi (Subaru) in Waimea
Aug. 15 : Taft Armandroff (Keck) in Hilo
Aug. 13 : Taft Armandroff (Keck) in Waimea
July 18 : Gary Davis (JAC) in Hilo
July 16 : Gary Davis (JAC) in Waimea
June 20 : Tom Phillips (CSO) in Hilo
June 18 : Tom Phillips (CSO) in Waimea
May 16 : Rolf Kudritzki (IfA) in Hilo
May 14 : Rolf Kudritzki (IfA) in Waimea
Apr. 18 : Doug Simons (Gemini) in Hilo
Apr. 16 : Doug Simons (Gemini in Waimea)
Mar. 21 : Alan Tokunaga (IRTF) in Hilo
Mar. 19 : Alan Tokunaga (IRTF) in Waimea
Feb. 21 : Christian Veillet (CFHT) in Hilo
Feb. 19 : Christian Veillet (CFHT) in Waimea
Jan. 17 : Kalepa Baybayan (`Imiloa Master Navigator) in Hilo
Jan. 15 : Kalepa Baybayan (`Imiloa Master Navigator) in Waimea
     
2008    
Dec. 27 : Saeko Hayashi (Subaru) "Japanese Constellation Stories"
Nov. 29 : Richard Crowe (`Imiloa/UHH) "Night Sky", Hiroko Shinnaga (CSO) "Submillimeter Astronomy on Mauna Kea"
Oct. 25 : Inge Heyer (JAC) "Night Sky", Antonio Chrysostomou (JAC-JCMT)
Sep. 27 : Peter Michaud (Gemini)"Night Sky", Tomo Usuda (Subaru) "Decoding Cassiopeia (Cass A) "
Aug. 30 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky", Glen Petitpas (SMA) "Secret Lives of Galaxies: Observing the Invisible"
July 26 : Inge Heyer (JAC) "Night Sky", Andy Adamson (JAC-UKIRT) "3D tour of the near and far IR universe"
June 28 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky", Loic Albert (CFHT) "Brown Dwarfs the missing links"
May 31 : Richard Crowe (`Imiloa/UHH) "Night Sky", Scott Fisher (Gemini) "Star Formation in the Orion Nebula"
Apr. 26 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky", Josh Walawender (IfA) "Viewing Star birth with naked eye"
Mar. 29 : Peter Michaud (Gemini)"Night Sky", Brent Tully (IfA) "Large Scale Structures in Galaxies"
Feb. 23 : Inge Heyer (JAC) "Night Sky", Andy Adamson (JAC-UKIRT) "Charting the Infrared Sky"
Jan. 26 : Richard Crowe (`Imiloa/UHH) "Night Sky", Olivier Guyon (Subaru) "New Worlds: Extrasolar Planets"
     
2007    
Dec. 29 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky" and "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Cosmos"
Nov. 24 : Peter Michaud (Gemini)"Night Sky", John Hamilton (UHH) "Progress Report from UHH Telescope"
Oct. 27 : Inge Heyer (JAC) "Night Sky", Antonio Chrysostomou (JAC-JCMT) "JCMT Legacy Survey"
Sep. 29 : Richard Crowe (`Imiloa/UHH) "Night Sky", Mary Beth Laychak (CFHT) "Misbehaving dark matter and distant black holes"
Aug. 25 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky", Eric Jeschke (Subaru) "Subaru Telescope Technology"
July 28 : Peter Michaud (Gemini)"Night Sky", Scott Fisher "Celestial Bullets"
June 30 : Richard Crowe (`Imiloa/UHH) "Night Sky", Rolf Kudritzki (IfA) "Jumbo Stars in the Milky Way"
May 26 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky", Emily Rice (Keck) "Brown Dwarfs"
Apr. 28 : Richard Crowe (`Imiloa/UHH) "Night Sky", Hideki Takami (Subaru) "Adaptive Optics"
Mar. 31 : Peter Michaud (Gemini)"Night Sky", Kirk Pu`uohau-Pummill (Gemini) "Gemini Time-lapse Photography"
Feb. 24 : Shawn Laatsch (`Imiloa) "Night Sky", Inge Heyer (JAC) "Update from JAC"
Jan. 27 : Richard Crowe (`Imiloa/UHH) "Night Sky", Bo Reipurth (IfA) "Star Formation"
     
2006    
Dec. 30 : Peter Michaud (Gemini)"Night Sky", Andy Adamson (JAC-UKIRT) "Mapping the IR Sky"
Nov. 25 : Richard Crowe (`Imiloa/UHH) "Night Sky", Klaus Hodapp (IfA) "PANstarrs"
Oct. 28 : Richard Crowe (`Imiloa/UHH) "Night Sky", Toru Yamada (Subaru) "Distant Objects in the Universe"
Sep. 30 : Peter Michaud (Gemini) "Night Sky - Highlights of Fall"
Aug. 26 : Peter Michaud (Gemini)"Night Sky", Richard Crowe (`Imiloa/UHH) "Bye Bye Planet Pluto"
July 29 : Peter Michaud (Gemini) "Night Sky - Summer Skies"
June 24 : Peter Michaud (Gemini) "Night Sky"
May 27 : Peter Michaud (Gemini) "Night Sky - Spring Skies"
Apr. 29 : Peter Michaud (Gemini) "Night Sky & Gemini Virtual Tour"
     

MKOOC Meetings

Every third Friday of the month (adjusted as our schedules
require) the members of MKOOC meet at one of our facilities
to discuss and plan Big Island outreach activities (10am-12noon).
Date   Host Organization
2010    
12/17 : `Imiloa
11/19 : CSO
10/15 : CFHT
09/17 : Subaru
08/27 : Gemini
07/16 : `Imiloa
06/18 : SMA
05/21 : Keck
04/16 : Gemini
03/19 : CFH
02/19 : SMA
01/15 : JAC
     
2009    
12/18 : `Imiloa (potluck!)
11/20 : MKVIS (sponsored lunch!)
10/16 : Subaru
09/25 : UHH-IfA
08/28 : Keck
07/24 : Subaru
06/26 : `Imiloa
05/22 : SMA
04/24 : SMA
03/27 : UHH-IfA
02/27 : `Imiloa
01/23 : JAC
     
2008    
12/12 : UHH IfA
11/14 : MKVIS
10/10 : Gemini
09/12 : UHH IfA
08/08 : Subaru
07/18 : `Imiloa
06/13 : CSO
05/09 : CFHT
04/11 : JAC
03/14 : SMA
02/15 : Subaru
01/18 : JAC
     
2007    
12/14 : `Imiloa
11/16 : JAC
10/19 : CSO
09/14 : CFHT
08/24 : `Imiloa
07/25 : JAC
06/22 : CSO
05/04 : `Imiloa
04/?? : ??
03/09 : UHH IfA
02/09 : CFHT
01/12 : Gemini
     
2006    
12/?? : ??
11/03 : SMA
10/13 : `Imiloa
09/?? : ??
08/?? : ??
07/14 : Keck
06/16 : `Imiloa
05/12 : MKVIS
04/07 : UHH IfA
     

West Hawai`i Astronomy Club (WHAC)

Meetings are every second Tuesday of the month from 7pm to 9 pm,
alternating between Keck Observatory and CFHT in Kamuela/Waimea.
The contact person is Doug Summers.
The club's website is http://www.whacastro.com

Hilo Astronomy Club

The contact is Josh Walawender, and their Yahoo Group can be found here.

University of Hawai`i at Hilo Astrophysics Club

Meetings are every Monday at 4pm in USB 115.
The contact persons are Robert Albarran and Kate Hall.
The club's website is http://www2.hawaii.edu/~astro

UHH Space Science Seminar Talks

UH Hilo is offering a Space Science Seminar (Course P/A-495a, Section 2
this spring. The seminar talks are given by prominent scientists and
are open to the public. They are Thursdays at 2pm in the UH IfA Auditorium.
Date   Speaker, Organization   Topic
2009        
04/11 : Gary Payton, Dep. Undersec. of the Air Force for Space : TBD
03/26 : SPRING BREAK :
03/19 : Yvonne Pendleton, NASA Science Mission Dir. : NASA Space Science
03/12 : Scott Hubbard, SETI Institute/Stanford U. : Space Exploration
03/05 : Lori Garver, Lead Space Policy Adviser to President Obama : Space Policy
02/26 : Doug Comstock, NASA HQ : Innovative Partnership Program
02/19 : Tom Crabbe, Orbital Technologies Corp. : Lunar Regolith
02/12 : Jim Ryder, Lockheed-Martin : Industry Partnering
02/05 : David Morrison, NASA Astrobiology Inst. : Near Earth Objects
01/29 : Peter Schultz, Brown U. : Kinetic Re-entry
01/22 : Dan Rasky, NASA Ames : Entrepreneurial Science
01/15 : George Raiche, NASA Ames : Shuttle Columbia Investigation
         




Annual Events


Month   Event
January : American Heart Society Fund Raiser
January : Onizuka Science Day at UHH
February : Journey Through The Universe
February : West Hawaii Science Fair
February : East Hawaii Science Fair
March : Math and Science Conference for Girls (2005/3/9)
March/April : Merrie Monarch Parade
April/May : Astroday
May : Kodomo-no-hi
June : Springfest
July : American Cancer Society Fund Raiser (Relay for Life)
July : Hilo Astronomy Club Mauna Kea Tour
September : Hawai`i County Fair
November : Super Science Sunday for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children
November/December : RoboFest at UHH



Conferences


Date   Event   Sponsor
2010        
01/03-01/07 : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Washington, DC) : AAS
03/15-03/18 : Communicating Astronomy to the Public (Capetown, South Africa) : CAP
05/23-05/27 : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Miami, FL) : AAS
07/31-08/04 : Astronomical Society of the Pacific Meeting (University of Colorado at Boulder, CO) : ASP
10/?? : MK Users Meeting (Hilo) : MKSS
         
2009        
01/04-01/08 : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Long Beach, CA) : AAS/UC
06/07-06/11 : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Los Angeles, CA) : AAS
09/12-09/16 : Astronomical Society of the Pacific Meeting (San Francisco, CA) : ASP
10/01-10/02 : MK Users Meeting (Kona) : MKSS
         
2008        
01/07-01/11 : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Austin, TX) : AAS/UT
06/01-06/05 : American Astronomical Society Meeting (St. Louis, MO) : AAS/ASP
10/?? : MK Users Meeting (Hilo) : MKSS
         
2007        
01/05-01/10 : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Seattle, WA) : AAS/AAPT
05/27-05/30 : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Honolulu, HI) : AAS/UH
9/27-09/28 : MK Users Meeting (Kona) : MKSS
10/8-10/11 : Communicating Astronomy to the Public (Athens, Greece) : CAP
         
2006        
01/?? : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Washington, DC) : AAS
06/?? : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) : AAS
9/15-9/18 : Communicating Astronomy to the Public (Baltimore, MD) : CAP/STScI
         
2005        
01/?? : American Astronomical Society Meeting (San Diego, CA) : AAS/UCSD
06/?? : American Astronomical Society Meeting (Austin, TX) : AAS/UT
6/14-6/17 : Communicating Astronomy to the Public : IAU
8/1-8/5 : Global Hands-On Universe Workshop : HOU
9/14-9/16 : EPO Conference : ASP
9/?? : MK Users Meeting : MKSS
11/3-11/4 : Astronomical Visualization Workshop : Chandra X-ray Center



Community Fundraisers


Date   Event   Sponsor
2008        
7/19 : Hilo Relay for Life : American Cancer Society
         
2007        
7/21 : Hilo Relay for Life : American Cancer Society
         
2006        
7/15 : Hilo Relay for Life : American Cancer Society
         
2005        
2/12 : Heart Walk : American Heart Society
7/16 : Hilo Relay for Life : American Cancer Society
10/29 : Waimea Relay for Life : American Cancer Society
         
Year-Round : United Way of Hawaii Island : Aloha United Way



Ongoing Opportunities