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WCC's Lanihuli Observatory supports both astronomical and meteorological education and research for the college's astronomy classes, Hawaii Space Grant students and general public. Its community outreach efforts includes a Visitor's Gallery.
Astronomical Telescopes:
- Optical: Meade LX200 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
- Solar: Meade LXD55 6" refractor with 8" flat mirrors and SolarMax 90mm H-Alpha filter
- Radio: log-periodic radio antenna used primarily for the Radio Jove project
- Cosmic Ray: detector used primarily for the QuarkNet project
Meteorological Instrument:
- NOAA Tracking Station: aTelonic's Tris system to track NOAA weather satellites
- Weather Station: weather gauges for monitoring local weather conditions at the campus
Visitor's Gallery:
- Magic Planet: interactive videos displayed on a 2-foot diameter globe
- Computer kiosks: computer stations with interactive software about astronomy and the weather
- Models & Library: display models and a small library on astronomy
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| Optical Telescope
| Solar Telescope |
| Radio Telescope
| Cosmic Ray
| NOAA Tracking Station
| Visitor's Gallery |