At 'Imiloa Astronomy Center, Campers engage in hands-on interactive activities, including visualizations using Science-on-a-Sphere from NOAA, physics experiments, learning about Polynesian Voyaging, and a Planetarium experience.
NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory is one of the world's leading climate observatories. Located at over 11,000 feet above sea level, the observatory has been continuously monitoring rising CO2 emissions longer than any other place on Earth, as shown in the famous Keeling Curve.
Campers atop Mauna Loa, above, gaze upon Mauna Kea, home of the Mauna Kea Visitors Center, where campers get to star-gaze from one of the best viewing spots on Earth.
What are the physics of a rocket launch? What are the phases? Rocket day gives campers the opportunity to build and launch model rockets and get a hands-on experience of what rocketry is all about.
* Note: program and field trip destinations subject to change.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Carl Sagan
