04-17-2020, 05:34 PM
The MK observatories are currently not operating during the COVID-19 lockdown, but are using the opportunity to increase public outreach and education which can be done from home. However, before the lockdown, both the JCMT and UKIRT were involved in giving local boy scouts the opportunity to learn a little science and experience how we operate, take and analyze data at night.
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...he-museum/
"Seeing our bodies in infrared, learning to identify gases through diffraction, watching mesmerized as the slinky wave modeled increasingly shorter wavelengths, dancing under the stars, falling asleep to the sounds of kids still learning while playing with the interactive exhibits … were just a few of the memorable activities,” said Pack 19 Cub Scout Master Joe Genz. “I believe interacting with the university students and professional astronomers may have put what previously seemed impossible suddenly within their sights. After the badges were awarded, I overheard one Scout tell his mother, ‘I want to be an astronomer’ — a sentiment now shared by a lot of us!"
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...he-museum/
"Seeing our bodies in infrared, learning to identify gases through diffraction, watching mesmerized as the slinky wave modeled increasingly shorter wavelengths, dancing under the stars, falling asleep to the sounds of kids still learning while playing with the interactive exhibits … were just a few of the memorable activities,” said Pack 19 Cub Scout Master Joe Genz. “I believe interacting with the university students and professional astronomers may have put what previously seemed impossible suddenly within their sights. After the badges were awarded, I overheard one Scout tell his mother, ‘I want to be an astronomer’ — a sentiment now shared by a lot of us!"