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Waipahu Students Can Explore Space With New Observatory
As of May 23, Waipahu High School is home to Ha- wai‘i State Department of Ed- ucation’s first research-grade space observatory. It was all made possible thanks to the McInerny Foundation, which donated $200,000 to purchase and install a 17-inch telescope and 12.5-foot dome housing on campus that will help en- courage students’ interest in STEM-related careers.
course — through Waipahu’s Early College program with Leeward Community Col- lege — will get to operate the telescope remotely, allowing them to collaborate on joint research projects with teams throughout the state, country and globe. Using controls that can be administered from any device with internet access, students are able to observe and capture photographs of outer space in color and infra- red through cameras used by weather stations.
“With the rapidly changing world, we know that the sky is the limit now with the learn- ing and the opportunities that our students aspire to being lifted higher and higher each and every day. Tonight we are making history,” states Gov. David Ige.
“This observatory is just one of the many things hap- pening here at Waipahu High School. I think there’s going to be a lot more energy mov- ing forward as we leverage this learning to extend be- yond our wildest dreams in helping to connect our stu-
dents through STEM and as- tronomical learning,” states superintendent Keith Ha- yashi, who’s also the school’s former principal.
states Zachary Tamboa, one of Waipahu’s astronomy stu- dents, who was published in a peer-reviewed journal. “I got to explore astronomy through the class and the creation of this observatory will allow us to further our research and provide outreach to new peo- ple, new astronomers.”
According to HIDOE, stu- dents enrolled in the school’s college-level astronomy
“Building this observatory is very monumental — not only to Waipahu but to giving students an opportunity to explore astronomy like I did,”
(Left and above) Waipahu High School recently installed a space observatory. PHOTOS COURTESY WAIPAHU HIGH SCHOOL
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