University of Hawaii’s Astronomy and
Physics professor Marianne Takamiya
helps students make a spectroscope
during her classroom activities as part
of Journey Through the Universe.
Below: Michael Hoenig, data analysis
specialist at Gemini, has participated in
multiple Journey programs. Here he is using
interactive techniques to show middle
school students how infrared light makes
seemingly hidden objects become visible.
Gemini’s head of
instrumentation Scot
Kleinman is blindfolded
and instructed how to move
by students at Hilo Union
Elementary School in a highly
engaging demonstration of
remote sensing and control.
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