Lanihuli Observatory promotes astronomical and meteorological learning activities. Its log-periodic, steerable radio telescope operates in partnership with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Radio Jove Project. Its custom-made heliostat consists of two optically flat 8-inch rooftop mirrors which direct sunlight down to a Meade LXD55 6" refractor with 8" flat mirrors that is equipped with a SolarMax 90mm H-Alpha filter. The observatory’s 16-inch Meade LX200 optical telescope is computer-controlled on a permanent equatorial fork-mount that’s fixed on a raised platform in a separate observing room. Lanihuli also operates a NOAA weather satellite tracking station, an on-site weather facility and a cosmic ray telescope in conjunction with the national QuarkNet group. The observatory?s control room duplicates as a Visitor’s Gallery with astronomy kiosks and a 2-foot diameter Magic Planet interactive display.
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