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UK Infrared Telescope, at the Mauna Kea Observatory |
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Mauna Loa in the distance |
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MacKenzie State Recreation Area |
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A view of Diamond Head crater and Honolulu from Round Top mountain |
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A view of Mauna Kea (13,796 feet) from Hilo. The white dots are observatory domes. |
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The Steep Road up Mauna Kea |
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Me, with the Gemini North and CFH Telescopes |
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Four-wheel-drive is required on the road up Mauna Kea |
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Morning on the eastern coastline of the Big Island |
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A sulfur vent in the Kilauea area of Volcanoes National Park |
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Japanese Gardens in Hilo, HI |
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A red hill near the summit of Mauna Kea |
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A View of Mauna Loa (13,679 feet) from Near the Mauna Kea Summit |
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The UH 2.2-meter Telescope |
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Intense UV darkens my Transitions-lenses (Mauna Kea's summit is above 40% of the Earth's atmosphere) |
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Sunrise on the eastern shore of the Big Island |
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The Endangered Silversword |
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Akaka Falls -- 420 Feet Tall |
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Volcanic Rock in the Mauna Kea Saddle |
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Subaru, Keck I & II, and NASA IR Telescopes |
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Near the Big Island's Eastern Tip |
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Lichen and a Black, Volcanic Valley Near Mauna Kea |
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The NASA Infrared Telescope |
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Congealed "Pahoehoe" Lava (smooth and ropy) |
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Between cloud layers, nearing the Mauna Kea summit |
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