For his
presentation at
Hilo High School,
Gemini Director
Markus KisslerPatig discusses
how, when
looking for life
in outer space,
we might first
look at Earth’s
own extreme life
forms.
Gemini North’s Public
Information and
Outreach Manager Peter
Michaud enlightens 6th
graders at Hilo Union
Elementary School as
they design and build
simple spectroscopes to
explore light.
Gemini science
operations
specialist Michael
Hoenig uses an
infrared camera
at a 5th grade
class at Hilo’s De
Silva Elementary
School to
demonstrate
how astronomers
observe the
universe in
different types of
light.
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