Stargazing on Mauna Kea

We went back to the visitors center after sunset. Our guides did a great job getting down the mountain between brakes and engine braking, ours (Blaze) ending with a brake temperature of 155 degrees and the newer Dillon ending with 165 degrees. Still great for his first time! We were provided hot cocoa, snacks, and then Blaze used his telescope to show several constellations and Dillon took photos of us with a great camera to showcase how many stars you could really see. Our phone cameras just didn’t cut it.Read more