Above the Clouds: Telescopes on Mauna Kea
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Author: WGBH Educational Foundation
Subject: Science and Technology
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Collection Name: WGBH Educational Foundation
Abstract: This video segment adapted from First Light explains why the highest peak in the Pacific, Mauna Kea, is an ideal site for astronomical observations. Featured are new telescope technologies that allow astronomers to explore the universe in more depth.
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Course Type: Learning Module
Media Formats: Video
Language: English
Conditions of Use: Custom License
Original program 2004 PBS Hawaii. Produced as an initiative under the Office of Innovation and Improvement of the U.S. Dept. of Education. Teachers' Domain version 2006 WGBH Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Stock footage courtesy of Gemini Observatory/AURA. Still images courtesy of Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope/Jean-Charles Cuillandre/Coelum.
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