Heavens Over Hawaii

Amazing Photography by Rogelio Bernal Andrea (visit www.deepskycolors.com)

Down in the Puna District on the Big Island of Hawaii, we are having a spectacular night-time opportunity during April to view FIVE planets.  As you might imagine, the air quality here is amazing – and one of the reasons there are a number of international telescopes atop Mauna Kea.  Here’s a list of the planets we are able to see right now:  

"Star Trails Over Mauna Kea"  (Astrom. Soc. of the Pacific)

• Brilliant Venus in west dusk until mid-evening
• Fading Mars sets soon behind the sun
• Bright Jupiter from dusk until late night
• Saturn rises at mid-to-late evening
• Mercury at dusk in second half of April

"Namesake" photo by Lunel

I got lucky the other night with my own photo.

Hope you take a moment to visit the links below to see more amazing night sky photography.    Mahalo to Rogelio who gave permission to introduce people to his inspiring photography!

http://www.deepskycolors.com/

Photos of Hawai’i night sky by 

Rogelio Bernal Andrea -- AMAZING

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