Night Giants Open Eyes

Just as flowers open up to drink in the daytime sun, so the domes atop the summit of Mauna Kea will open up to drink in the starlight. located near the 4205m summit of Mauna Kea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, the observatory is recognized as one of the world’s premier astronomical research facilities. Hawaii’s isolation in the mid-Pacific Ocean and the high elevation of Mauna Kea makes it one of the best locations on Earth for ground-based astronomy.