A View From Above The Clouds

by Greg


I spent 3 nights observing the night sky in Hawaii, remotely from Los Angeles. Long nights (3 hour time difference!) and clouds made the time go by slowly.


I found a webcam on one of the telescopes that takes beautiful pictures! The movies are especially entertaining. You can see it here:
http://cfht.hawaii.edu/en/gallery/cloudcams/


Here are a few pictures I saved:

Sunrise to the east of Mauna Kea, clouds below and stars above.

Full moon makes a bright night. Lights of Hilo peak through the clouds.

More bright clouds.

Sunset.  The shadow of the mountain stretches out over the clouds and the ocean.

Sunrise.