May 6, 2026
At the UH Hilo Department of Physics and Astronomy booth, keiki learn about the infrared camera display, metronome demonstration, and coloring station.
This year, the UH Hilo physics and astronomy department had several exhibits, including an infrared camera and a moving platform demonstration on the concept of resonance in nature.
By Susan Enright, public information specialist for the Office of the Chancellor and editor of UH Hilo Stories. She received her bachelor of arts in English and certificate in women’s studies from UH Hilo.
The 24th Annual AstroDay, a free science and astronomy event put on for the public and geared toward keiki, was held on May 2 this year at the Prince Kūhiō Plaza in Hilo. The event, sponsored by the Maunakea Observatories and coordinated by the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy, brought together more than 30 organizations from around the state offering hands-on astronomy, robotics, and live science activities for hundreds of keiki and adults.
UH Hilo’s Department of Physics and Astronomy always participates with an info booth and interactive displays.
“This year we had several exhibits, including an infrared camera and a demonstration of the concept of resonance in nature using synchronization of 16 metronomes all ticking at once on a movable platform,” says Pierre Martin, professor of physics and astronomy and chair of the department.
“Most exhibits were handled by physics and astronomy students and we interacted with hundreds of attendees again this year, mostly numerous young minds,” he says.
Read the full story at UH Hilo Stories.
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