"4.4 quake reported on Mauna Kea", "County: lights have saved millions", "Development on Mauna Kea", and "Keck Telescope finds ancient galaxy clusters"

Author:

Blakemore, Kalena

Title:

"4.4 quake reported on Mauna Kea", "County: lights have saved millions", "Development on Mauna Kea", and "Keck Telescope finds ancient galaxy clusters"

Periodical:

Hawaii Tribune Herald The Honolulu Advertiser

Year:

1996

Volume:

V8

Subject:

Earthquakes Light pollution control Mauna Kea desecration Keck Observatory Astronomy

Summary:

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake occurred on Mauna Kea. Hawaii county saved money and Mauna Kea seeing conditions by replacing mercury vapor street lights with the low-pressure sodium vapor lights in 1982. Native Hawaiians concerned about astronomy development on Mauna Kea, a sacred burial ground for Hawaiians. Astronomers at UCLA discovered two ancient galaxies 12 billion light-years away using Keck.

Date:

July 19, 1996 June 27, 1996 June 5, 1996 June 30, 1996

Collection:

Akiyama