Mauna Kea astronomical tour from Kona
Overview
Setting up a state-of-the-art solar telescope allows for safe viewing of the sun's vibrant activity, while Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa provide a stunning backdrop for this adventure. A specially trained guide will lead you through this unique experience.
- 🔭 Your guide will help you observe solar flares, sunspots, and prominences, with viewing dependent on weather conditions.
- 🌋 Travel across Saddle Road between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, where your guide will discuss volcanology, geology, and history.
- ✨ At one of the best stargazing spots on Mauna Kea, observe deep-sky objects through a large aperture Dobsonian telescope under pristine skies.
- 🌌 Depending on visibility and weather, you may see galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, planets, double star systems, and the moon.
- ☕ Warm up with 100% Kona coffee, hot chocolate, and dessert from a local artisan baker before returning to your resort.
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- Guided tour
- Hotel pickup/drop-off
- Entrance fees
- Warm jackets
- Picnic-style dinner