CSOLOGO1 CSOLOGO2CSO joined the Tenth Annual AstroDay 2011.   


   CSO joined the ninth annual AstroDay 2011 on the May 7st at the Prince Kuhio Plaza.   This year, we had  two projects at the CSO booth:  (1) Art project to make your own CSO rocket and (2) Radio telescope demonstration to understand how light or radio wave coming from the Universe is caught by a telescope.  In addition, we were part of the Mauna Kea Coin Contest 2011 that Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee (MKOOC) organized, led by Kumiko Usuda.  The radio telescope, 1.2-m diameter parabolic radio dish, was donated by the Oceanic Time Warner Cable in Hilo.  We are grateful for their warm hearted donation and their support for our public educational outreach efforts.  CSO staff members, Diana, Steve, Pat, Brian, Allen, Ed, Simon, and Hiroko participated the exciting day at the CSO booth.  Activity of our booth was featured in the local news of the Hawaii Tribune Herald on May 8th 2011.  


Figure 1. CSO booth with our observatory model.  Pat, Diana and Steve are at the booth. 


Figure 2. Steve is explaining to families how a telescope collects light/radio wave from the Universe.



Figure 3. Brian is talking to a couple about submillimeter astronomy on Mauna Kea.



Figure 4. Pat is explaining to kids what kind of images we can take with our telescope. 


Figure 5.  A table for the CSO art project to make your own CSO rockets.   Diana is helping kids to create their own rockets.



Figure 6. Big smile of two young children with their CSO rockets.  A boy chose pink and a girl chose black rockets.  :)


Figure 7.  A happy smiling boy with his CSO rocket.  He did a great job. 



Figure 8. Kids are trying out the experiment with Allen.   Simon and Brian are at the tables of the booth. 



Figure 9.  Allen is helping young kids to try out the radio telescope demonstration. 


Figure 10.  A girl smiling with her own CSO rocket. 




Figure 12.   Another happy smiles with their own CSO rockets decorated so beautifully.  Thank you for stopping by at the CSO booth!   

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