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Hawaii telescope review8/19/2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) said Tuesday it would conduct an environmental impact statement for a controversial telescope.Īstronomers want to build a Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on the summit of Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in Hawaii. My family and I loved it so much and made wonderful memories on that slope.The U.S. It was a cosy night under the stars, with blankets, coats and mittens that she offered and provided. She shared her passion for astronomy, encouraged us to search for planets, stars etc. As the sun set, Becky set out a scrumptious picnic with plenty of options for everyone. You stand with the clouds and instantly feel like you’re in another world. There was an option to go to 10,000 feet on your own but we wanted to experience it all with Becky - (We don’t regret taking the 6,500 ft option instead!) We started with a sunset and it was like HEAVEN. Her wonderful energy and enthusiasm was felt immediately upon arrival of our “meeting point.” She provided a detailed briefing, things to anticipate on the tour, offered ginger gummies to settle our stomaches if we needed and then we all jumped into our own cars and she led the way up to Haleakalā National Park at 6,500 feet. Becky emailed me back and forth efficiently and picked up her phone to chat about any questions I had as well. Leading up to the scheduled day, our family (my fiancé, brother and sister in law) had to juggle around some plans and needed to reschedule a few days before our scheduled tour. She's right up there with Neil deGrasse Tyson in the way she makes learning fun.ĮXCELLENT! AMAZING! MEMORABLE! INSPIRING! THIS TOUR IS A MUST-DO BEFORE YOU LEAVE MAUI !!!īecky was our guide on this tour. Her passion and love for astronomy is evident and you can't help but get excited along with her. I have never seen a happier, more enthusiastic science nerd in my life - and I mean that in the most complimentary way. The biggest reason why you'll want to do this tour instead of any others is Becky herself. She even packed chairs! I don't know how she fits it all in her trunk - she is just amazing and thinks of everything. She provided coats for us to wear when it got cold and they were clean and warm. She had prepared a great picnic for us and we were snacking through the whole night. But the most mind-blowing part for me was when she pointed the telescope at what looked like a very un-presuming star in the sky, only to reveal that what looked like one star to us was actually a star nursery with 50 suns! We could see each sun in the telescope. We watched the Hubble telescope pass by, and saw a half-dozen shooting stars. We looked at Jupiter with three of its moons and even saw the rings of Saturn. We started with the sun, then saw Venus and Mars. We still watched the sunset from above the clouds (it was peaceful and colorful) and we saw so much. I was worried something of the experience would be lost by not being at the summit, but that wasn't the case. When making our arrangements, she was a great communicator and flexible to work with us around the other activities we had planned for that day. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our stargazing tour with Becky.
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