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Imiloa Astronomy Center

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Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Phone:
+1 808-932-8900

Hours:
Sunday9am - 5pm
MondayClosed
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i is an astronomy and culture education center located in Hilo, Hawaii. It features exhibits and shows dealing with Hawaiian culture and history, astronomy , and the overlap between the two. ‘Imiloa includes a 120-seat planetarium, which features a fulldome video projection system. Planetarium presentations include ‘Imiloa's exclusive signature show, Maunakea: Between Earth and Sky. The bilingual exhibits offer two views of Origins and Voyages, presenting the tools, visions and discoveries of the astronomers and the Polynesian voyagers , the first group of whom are thought to have voyaged to Hawaii from the Marquesas Islands. Visitors to ‘Imiloa will leave with a new understanding of the early Polynesians, who used the stars to find these isolated islands in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean. Hawaiians refer to these long-distance canoe explorers as our first astronomers. Another planetarium show, Dawn of the Space Age 3D, recounts the early days of space exploration, the so-called space race between the USSR and the United States. This is the only 3D planetarium show in the world. Additional small theaters show a Kumulipo story, and an astronomy birth of the universe 3D presentation, underwritten by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan . ‘Imiloa opened to the public in February, 2006. It is part of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and is located near the base facilities for several of the Maunakea observatories in University Park for Science and Technology on the UH-H campus, overlooking Hilo Bay. Its unique architectural design includes three large titanium-clad cones, representing the volcanoes Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Hualālai. The extensive gardens feature native, endemic and canoe plants brought by the Polynesians. Exhibit halls, planetarium, gift shop, and Sky Garden café are open to the public Tuesday through Sunday. An evening Maunakea Skies star talk is held in the planetarium on the last Saturday of each month. In the Hawaiian language, ‘Imiloa means exploring new knowledge. It is located at 600 ‘Imiloa Place in Hilo, just north of Hawaii Route 2000 .
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