Wow, who would think I would need a heavy parka on the big island of Hawaii. However, at 4200m above sea level, it gets pretty cold. There are warning signs about falling ice off some of the observatories. The summit of Mauna Kea houses the world largest observatories for infrared, optical and submillimeter astronomy. During my stay, the W.M. Keck observatory announced the presence of a moon "Gabriele" about the 10th planet "Xena". The summit on the left of the picture is Pu'u Poliahu, home of the mountain goddess who not suprisingly fights with Pele, the fire goddess...hence the heated eruptions and subsequent cooling down periods that have shaped the history of Big Island.
Wow, who would think I would need a heavy parka on the big island of Hawaii. However, at 4200m above sea level, it gets pretty cold. There are warning signs about falling ice off some of the observatories. The summit of Mauna Kea houses the world largest observatories for infrared, optical and submillimeter astronomy. During my stay, the W.M. Keck observatory announced the presence of a moon "Gabriele" about the 10th planet "Xena". The summit on the left of the picture is Pu'u Poliahu, home of the mountain goddess who not suprisingly fights with Pele, the fire goddess...hence the heated eruptions and subsequent cooling down periods that have shaped the history of Big Island. 
