about Lanihuli

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 NASA Radio JOVE project
    
• Cosmic Ray: detector used primarily for the QuarkNet project

Meteorological Instrument:

• NOAA Tracking Station: a Telonic'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