Aloha e 'Imiloa Member 'Ohana,

 

It gives me great privilege to write to you as the newly appointed Executive Director of 'Imiloa.  I am deeply honored to hold this position and to serve such a great community in my new role.  Thank you for your support of 'Imiloa over the years since our opening in 2006.  I have seen 'Imiloa grow from an inspired idea to the dynamic establishment it is today and I am incredibly thrilled to lead 'Imiloa at this point in time.   You are a big reason why 'Imiloa is where it is today and your support is helping us flourish...

 

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August 1         'Imiloa After Dark: Science of Sushi 5-8pm

August 5         3D Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe at 7pm
August 11       Science Rocks! After School: Geometry & Measurement at 2:30pm 

August 12       3D Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe at 7pm

August 18       Science Rocks! After School: Big, Little & In-Between at 2:30pm

August 19       3D Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe at 7pm

August 21       Maunakea Skies lecture series at 7 pm

August 20       Book Signing - Victor Pellegrino at 11:30 am
August 25       Kupuna Membership Kicks Off!
August 25       Science Rocks! After School: Electricity I at 2:30pm

August 26       3D Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe at 7pm 

Coming up in September: Celebrate Museums Month!

Be inspired!  Science Rocks! After School Program is back with a total of 36 sessions covering various topics such as electricity, air pressure, flight, inventions, geometry and BRAND NEW subjects: plants, CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) and Mad Math!  

August Science Rocks! After School Topics:
    August 11    Geometry and Measurement
    August 18    Big, Little & In-Between:
                       Observations in Size & Scale
    August 25    Electricity I

Enjoy fun and educational family time at 'Imiloa's 'Ohana Discovery Days!  Starting in September, these interactive sessions reach out to students grades 1-12 with a variety of science, technology, engineering and math subjects to choose from:

• Zome, Math and Measurement (Grades 1-3)
• Take a Ride (Grades 3-8)
• Human Body (Grades 4-6)
• Chemistry (Grades 4-7)
• Physics Explorations (Grades 4-7)
• Sustainability (Grades 5-12)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Grades 6-8)
• Electronics (Grades 7-10)
• Flight (Grades 7-10)

• This month is a great month to see planets as there are numerous planetary conjunctions!

• Mercury is at its best the first 2 weeks of August right after sunset.  Look for it in twighlight.

• Venus is high in the west at sunset and is visible for a full 3 hours after the Sun goes down.  It reaches its highest point on the 9th.  This is a great time to look at it with a small telescope and see its crescent phase.

• Mars is in the west at sunset.  A great time to see it is on the 13th when it is in a lovely grouping with Venus, Saturn, and the Moon.

• Jupiter is visible in late in the evening rising around 11pm at midmonth. 

• The Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12th and is the best annual meteor shower of the year.  It is associated with a short term comet (Temple-Tuttle) and typically has a good show of  about 50-70 meteors visible per hour in the early morning.  The best time to watch is between 3-5am looking to the northeast.  Since the Moon sets early in the evening on the 12th, this years view should be very good.
  

  
  
   

Date                                Event

 

Sunday, August 1         Hoku'ulapina'au (Mars) 2� south of Makulu (Saturn)
 

Monday, August 2         Kaloakukahi (Last Quarter Moon) at 7:59pm HST
 

Friday, August 6           Ukaliali'i (Mercury) at greatest Eastern Elongation
 

Monday, August 9         Muku (New Moon) at 5:08pm HST

                                 Hokuloa (Venus) 3� south of Makulu (Saturn)
 

Wednesday, August 11  Ukaliali'i (Mercury) 2� north of the Moon

 
Thursday, August 12     Perseid Meteor Shower
 

Friday, August 13         Hokuloa (Venus) 5� north of the Moon

                                 Hoku'ulapina'au (Mars) 6� north of the Moon
                                 Makulu (Saturn) 8� north of the Moon

 

Monday, August 16       'Olekukahi (First Quarter Moon) at 8:14am HST

 

Friday, August 20          Hokuloa (Venus) at greatest elongation

 

Monday, August 23        Hokuloa (Venus) 2� south of Hoku'ulapina'au (Mars)

 

Tuesday, August 24       Hoku (Full Moon) at 7:05am HST

 
Friday, August 27          Ka'awela (Jupiter) 7� south of the Moon