Mauna Kea, Hawaii

[Tachyon]

Was in Maui for business and decided to take a half-day trip up Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in the world measured from base (under the ocean) to the peak.

#1: On the way up...

#2: Up close with Caltech Submillimeter Observatory...

#3: Keck telescopes...

 

[Tachyon]

#4: Sunset at the peak...

#5:

#6:

 

[Tachyon]

#7: Subaru telescope

#8: Between the moon and the clouds...

#9: Night clouds...

 

[ozonehero]

very nice series.....

 

[swee sin]

very nice series le ....

 

[Tachyon]

very nice series.....

very nice series le ....

Thanks ozonehero & swee sin, glad you liked it!

 

[ArcticFox]

Great series.

 

[lkkang]

OMG :bigeyes:

#7 is outstanding :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[koh02]

NUm 5 is awesome..so NG.

 

[Numnumball]

#4 and 7 is nicely taken

 

[RW11]

Nice pics.
You were in Maui.....how did you manage to cover Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island in half a day? Just curious.

 

[Tachyon]

ArcticFox, lkkang, koh02, Numnumball, RW11 - Thanks guys!

Nice pics.
You were in Maui.....how did you manage to cover Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island in half a day? Just curious.

I took a short flight from Maui to the Big Island (Hawai'i) - about 30 mins, and took a scheduled trip up Mauna Kea which lasted from 1425 hrs to 2230 hrs. The tour operator is Mauna Kea Adventure Tours (you can google for more info). Of course, I didn't have time for the volcanoes. Maybe next time...

 

[hetfieldpaul]

nice series bro, seems like visiting the islands around Hawaii is a must! i myself have only stopped over in Honolulu for a couple of days.

 

[Tachyon]

nice series bro, seems like visiting the islands around Hawaii is a must! i myself have only stopped over in Honolulu for a couple of days.

Indeed! Something tells me I will be back there again for the volcanoes.