CAL-04:  Under Hawaiian Skies and The Great Observatories of Mauna Kea, GILBERT YANOW, NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab. Ret., Hilo Hawaii." August 3-5, 2011

The Summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii is the world's premier site for ground-based astronomy. The advances in astronomy there that and been made and will be made over the coming years can be compared to the changes that occurred with the introduction of the telescope. The first two days of the course will be held at the offices of Gemini North, an 8.1 m Telescope.  Day one of the course will give the attendees a background into some of the observatories key missions, technology and research results. The second a day will continue these talks and also a visit to the Offices and Computer Center of the Subaru 8.3 m Telescope.  Day three of the course will be a visit to the op of Mauna Kea and the Gemini Telescope and other observatories.  The extreme altitude (almost 14,000 feet) does restrict access to individuals in reasonably good health. Children under the age of 16 and pregnant women are not permitted to travel to the summit by observatory policy

For more information on the Great Observatories of Mauna Kea go to http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/mko/

Dr. Yanow is the facilitator of the Course.  He was the Outreach Coordinator for the Genesis and Orbital Carbon Observatory Missions until his retirement; He was at JPL for 29 years. He has been a Principal Investigator on several NSF teacher enhancement and curriculum development programs. Dr. Yanow is currently the Director for the California Chautauqua Field Center.

This course if designed for college teachers of undergraduate science, math and technology courses and graduate students in the sciences interested in an eventual teaching careers. Teachers of all grades as well as persons interested in science educations and also welcome to the course.  There is a course limit of 20 people.

Prerequisites: none.

COSTS: Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses. For those who wish help with their travel plans, you can contact the Chautauqua Travel Consultant ( see the link to her on the "contact us" area of the Main Page.) There is a course fee of $75 (to cover transportation cost from Hilo to the summit and refreshments,) There is also a course fee (for non-Hawaiian residents) of $200.