Teen mentored by UH astronomers publishes solar research
Local high school student Lucy Will, mentored by an IfA faculty and graduate student, is first author on a published paper on solar activity.
World’s most powerful solar telescope begins observations from Haleakalā
A new era of solar science commenced when the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Haleakalā conducted its first science observations on February 24.
UH solar eclipse chasers prepare for Antarctica expedition
IfA Astronomer Shadia Rifai Habbal and her eclipse team, the Solar Wind Sherpas, are busy testing equipment for the Dec. 4 eclipse, before they depart Hawaiʻi for Antarctica on November 22 and 24.
UH astronomers use local ship to prepare for Antarctic eclipse expedition
The next total solar eclipse is December 4, but there’s no easy way to view it because totality will be over Antarctica! IfA Astronomer Shadia Habbal has partnered with local company Atlantis Cruises, to test their equipment on its vessel, the Majestic.
UH astronomers discover ‘double-bubble’ solar eruption during 2020 eclipse
A unique solar magnetic eruption observed during the 2020 total solar eclipse from Argentina