November skies bring meteors, celestial start to Makahiki season
A University of Hawaii-led discovery of an immense bubble 820 million light-years from Earth is believed to be a fossil-like remnant of the birth of the universe. Read more
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Skywatch: Helium star’s powerful magnetic field draws in Mauna Kea researchers
A team of researchers utilizing the Canada-France- Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea, led by Tomer Shenar at the University of Amsterdam, found a highly unusual star that has the most powerful magnetic field ever found in a massive star. Read more
Skywatch: Supermoons, shower and Saturn will fill sky
Astronomers using telescopes on Mauna Kea have found a planet that defied the odds and escaped being engulfed by its star. Read more
Skywatch: Gaze up for supermoon, down for Lahaina noon
A scorching exoplanet is providing new insight into how giant gas planets such as Jupiter and Saturn form. Read more
Skywatch: Unique lunar eclipse will grace Hawaii skies
Astronomers using the Gemini Observatory on Mauna Kea are pulling apart a mystery surrounding two galaxies that collided 25 million to 30 million years ago, informally known as the “Taffy Galaxies” for their twisted shape. Read more
Skywatch: Comet might be visible on clear February night
The nearly two-week-long Mauna Loa eruption that started in late November stopped before it reached the cross-island Daniel K. Inouye Highway, which would have disrupted commutes for Hawaii island residents and, potentially, access to the Mauna Kea Observatories. Read more
Skywatch: Lunar eclipse, Leonids highlight November sky
A total lunar eclipse will be visible in Hawaii from the late evening of Nov. 7 to the early morning of Nov. 8. Read more
Skywatch: Orionid meteor shower, star families light up sky
Have you ever noticed that the planets Uranus and Neptune are two distinct shades of blue? Read more
Skywatch: Gas giants, Milky Way will grace evening sky
One of the top areas of research in astronomy in recent years has involved the study of exoplanets, planets discovered orbiting other stars. Read more
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Skywatch: Supermoon, Perseids will light up sky
Every summer, our sky is decorated with the beautiful Perseids meteor shower. This shower is active through August, with peak activity the evening of Aug. 12. Read more
Skywatch: Clear skies will reveal galaxy, line of planets
On July 13, the full moon will take place while the moon is at perigee, the point of the moon’s orbit when it is at its closest position to Earth. Read more
Skywatch: Planets come out to play; summer sees longer days
Hokupa‘a, also known as Polaris or the North Star: We gaze at it and use it as a tool for navigation across the world, but what do we know about the star? Or should we say, stars? Read more
Skywatch: Lahaina noons will make isle shadows disappear
The Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Manoa hosted its annual open house April 10 for the first time since lockdowns began in 2020, which also coincided with the celebration of Powehi Day — a state-recognized day celebrating the first image of a black hole ever captured. Read more
Skywatch: Meteors, conjunctions will brighten April skies
Researchers using the Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fueling enormous auroras in Saturn’s atmosphere. Read more
Skywatch: Pairs of planets will come together in series of stunning conjunctions
Kekaomakali‘i (the Canoe Bailer) is now filling the western region of the sky. In this starline we can make out the stars that make up Kaheiheionakeiki, also well known as Orion the Hunter. Read more
Skywatch: Hawaii’s royal historian provided calendar source
Kekaomakali‘i arcs overhead, rising on the Hikina horizon — east — and moving toward the Komohana horizon — west. Read more
Skywatch: Traditional star compass assists navigators at sea
Once again we return to the first of our four star families, Kekaomakali‘i (the Bailer of Makali‘i), as it makes its nightly east-to-west progression from horizon to horizon. Read more
Skywatch: Watch meteors zoom by and days change length throughout December
The four stars that form the corners of Ka Lupe a Kawelo, the Great Square of Pegasus, are excellent pointer stars that show the direction of both the north and south celestial poles, and serve as an indicator of the path they take across the night sky as they move from the eastern to the western horizon. Read more
Skywatch: Lunar eclipse, meteors enliven November sky
As Nahiku (the Big Dipper) sinks below the western horizon, Iwakeli‘i (Cassiopeia) and Kalupeakawelo (the Great Square of Pegasus) climb high into the northeastern sky, signaling the arrival of Makali‘i (Pleiades) in the star house ‘Aina Ko‘olau on the star compass. Read more
Skywatch: Fall arrives with bright planets, meteor shower
The twin stars in the bucket of the Little Dipper, Holopuni (Kochab) and Hokumau (Pherkad), are good clues for determining latitude in the Southern Hemisphere. Read more
Skywatch: Think of fall equinox as midpoint of season
Kalupeakawelo, the Kite of Kawelo, is the fourth and final star family to be featured. Read more
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