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Large Scale Structure of the Universe

Take a journey to the Virgo Cluster and learn about the structure of the local supercluster.

 

 

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The Most Massive Cluster of Galaxies in the Universe

IfA astronomers combine images from Mauna Kea with data from an orbiting X-ray satellite to map out a vast concentration of Dark Matter.

 

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Stellar Collisions

Videos of computer simulation of what happens when stars collide

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Merging galaxies

Astronomers use computers to predict the outcome of collisions between galaxies, such as the production of quasars.

 

 

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Adaptive optics

Astronomers at Mauna Kea have developed techniques for removing the image distortions produced by the Earth's atmosphere. By using a clever combination of optics and computers they can now obtain images that are sharper than those from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Astrophotography from Mauna Kea

Graduate student Wei-Hao Wang takes advantage of the darkness of Mauna Kea's skies to produce stunning wide-angle photographs.

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Moons of Jupiter

More moons have been discovered around Jupiter in the last two years than in the previous 2000.

 

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The Sun

View the latest images of the Sun from Mees Solar Observatory on Haleakala (weather permitting!)

 

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Kuiper Belt Objects

The last decade has seen the discovery of hundreds of small objects orbiting the Sun beyond the planet Neptune.