All of September: Celebrate Museums Month!

September 2      3D Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe at 7:00 pm

September 8      Science Rocks! After School Program: Light I
September 9      3D Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe at 7:00 pm
September 15    Science Rocks! After School Program: Light II
September 18    Maunakea Skies Lecture Series at 7:00 pm
September 22    Science Rocks! After School Program: Sound
September 29    Science Rocks! After School Program: Pico Crickets
                         (Art & Electronics)

 

Coming Soon:

Spooky Science Hall - October 30

'Imiloa After Dark - November 13

Enjoy fun and educational family time at 'Imiloa's 'Ohana Discovery Days!  Starting in October, 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)

• September is a good month to look for the Zodiacal Light an hour to two prior to sunrise.  This is a faint glow caused by sunlight reflecting off dust particles in the plane of the solar system. 
  

• Mercury is at its best the third week of September right after sunrise.  Look for it in twilight.
  

• Venus is high in the west at sunset and is visible for a full 2 hours after the Sun goes down. 
  

• Mars is in the west at sunset.  A great time to see it is on the 11th when it is in a lovely grouping with Venus and the Moon.
   
• Jupiter is at opposition on September 21st, this means it will be visible from sunset to sunrise that day.  Earlier in the month it will rise about 30 minutes after sunset.
  

• Saturn will be visible the first half of the month in the west at sunset.  By the end of the third week it will be lost in the glare of the Sun.
   
• The Autumnal (Fall) Equinox occurs on the 22nd of the month.  At the equinox we experience equal day and equal night (12 hours of each).  Both hemispheres of the Earth receive the same amount of sunlight.  Equinoxes and solstices are celebrated by many cultures.
  
  
  

Date                                Event

 

Wednesday, Sept 1      Kaloakukahi (Last Quarter Moon) at 7:22 am HST
 

Friday, Sept 3             Ukaliali'i (Mercury) at inferior conjunction
 

Wednesday, Sept 8      Muku (New Moon) at 12:30 am HST
 

Thursday, Sept 9         Makulu (Saturn) 8° north of the Moon
 

Saturday, Sept 11        Hoku'ulapina'au (Mars) 2° north of the Moon
                                 Hokuloa (Venus) 0.3° north of the Moon
                                 Ukaliali'i (Mercury) appears stationary
 

Tuesday, Sept 14        'Olekukahi (First Quarter Moon) at 7:50 pm HST
 

Sunday, Sept 19          Ukaliali'i (Mercury) at greatest elongation
 

Tuesday, Sept 21         Ka'awela (Jupiter) at opposition
 

Wednesday, Sept 22     Autumnal Equinox at 5:09 pm HST
                                 Hoku (Full Moon) at 11:17 pm HST
 
Wednesday, Sept 29     Hokuloa (Venus) 6° south of Hoku'ulapia'au (Mars)
 

Thursday, Sept 30        Kaloakukahi (Last Quarter Moon) at 5:52 pm HST