Mauna Kea Milky Way Panorama.
 

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Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka (TWAN)
Explanation: Aloha and welcome to a breathtaking skyscape. The dreamlike panoramic view looks out from the 4,200 meter volcanic summit of Mauna Kea, Hawai'i, across a layer of clouds toward a starry night sky and the rising Milky Way. Anchoring the scene on the far left is the dome of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), with north star Polaris shining beyond the dome to the right. Farther right, headed by bright star Deneb, the Northern Cross asterism is embedded along the plane of the Milky Way as it peeks above the horizon. Both Northern Cross and brilliant white Vega hang over a foreground grouping of cinder cones. Near the center are the reddish nebulae, stars and dust clouds of the central Milky Way. Below, illumination from the city lights of Hilo creates an eerie, greenish glow in the clouds. Red supergiant star Antares shines above the Milky Way's central bulge while bright Alpha Centauri lies still farther right, along the dusty galactic plane. Finally, at the far right is the large Gemini North Observatory. The compact group of stars known as the Southern Cross is just left of the telescope dome. Need some help identifying the stars? Just slide your cursor over the picture, or download this smaller, labeled panorama.

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Awesome picture!, I'm really surprised nobody commented on it. You know I never understood why anybody would live in Hawaii, sorry Carol, I mean you're very isolated from everything, living on top of a mountain basically, out in the middle of a huge ocean. Hmmmm, not me.

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What is it about Mauna Kea?

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What do you mean Czymra? I think it's just another mountain top observatory to get the clearest shot possible. I don't think there's anything special about it, hmmmm

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I don't know. When I heard the name the first time it was less than a year ago. There's something about it. When I heard it I didn't think it was a mountain top. At all.
Now I'm sure it's a sacred place of some sort but that's not what I'm getting at either. It just rings so familiar.

You're too damn fast Dan. Get a life! ;)

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I know, that's not it. Mauna Kea Mauna Kea. Kea. Kea. Kea Mauna. Maukea... ah, I don't know. Forget it.

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Isn't it a brand of macadamia nut?, LOL!

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It is a great shot;Wally's a great astro tog. I'd like to do some astro photography-where i live there's too much sodium pollution as in lighting evrywhere.