Haleakalā Observatory

Haleakalā Observatory, high on Haleakalā’s summit on Maui, was Hawaiʻi’s first astronomical research observatory and has grown into a multi-use scientific campus. At more than 3,050 meters above sea level, its clear, stable atmosphere supports solar astronomy, night-sky surveys, satellite tracking, and space surveillance. Facilities there include the Mees Solar Observatory, Pan-STARRS, Faulkes Telescope North, the Zodiacal Light Observatory, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, and major military research systems. Pan-STARRS alone has discovered more than 5,700 asteroids, comets, variable stars, and other objects. The site remains important for both its exceptional observing conditions and its wide range of scientific work.

Kula, Hawaii · United States