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UH eclipse research finds turbulent times in the Sun’s corona
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi have uncovered new clues about how energy moves through the Sun’s outer atmosphere, using one of nature’s rarest events as their window: total solar eclipses.
Events
2026 IfA Open House: April 26, 11AM-4PM
The 2026 IfA Mānoa Open House will be April 26th, 11am-4pm! Free admission and free parking. Learn all about space, science, telescopes, and more with hands-on activities, demonstrations, and talks for the whole family. Over 30 stations including Event partners and...
Public Talks
Frontiers of Astronomy Community Lectures in Mānoa
About four times a year, we invite one of our faculty or a distinguished visiting astronomer to give a public lecture on the Mānoa campus.
Maui Maikalani Community Lectures
These talks by our faculty or visitors take place monthly at Maikalani, our building on Maui.
Hawaiʻi Island
IfA scientists regularly participate in “Maunakea Skies” talks given at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i
Institute Colloquia
We invite astronomers from around the world to present talks to our faculty and students in Mānoa and, via the Internet, our Big Island and Maui locations.
Astronomy in Hawaii
University of Hawai‘i
Public Facilities on O‘ahu
Public Facilities on Hawai‘i (Big island)
Lectures and Public Events
Commercial Star Shows
Astronomical Data for Hawai‘i
Traditional Hawaiian Astronomy
Maunakea Observatory
- Mauna Kea home page
- Visitor Information Station
- University of Hawai‘i 2.2-m telescope
- NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)
- Keck Observatory
- Gemini
- Canada-France-Hawai‘i Telescope
- Subaru
- James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
- United Kingdom Infrared Telescope
- Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
- Submillimeter Array
- Very Long Baseline Array
- Office of Mauna Kea Management