#comet

Maui photo enthusiasts capture images of Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas

Maui photo enthusiasts captured images of Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas as it passed over Maui skies on Sunday night.

Timelapse Video of Comet NEOWISE Setting Behind Maui’s Haleakalā

The video shows the Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) setting, with Haleakalā on Maui in the background and the west slope of Maunakea in the foreground. These images/timelapse sequences were captured by W. M. Keck Observatory Staff Astronomer Josh Walawender using his personal camera.

‘Oumuamua: Comet or Alien Probe?

‘Oumuamua: Comet or Alien Probe? ʻOumuamua, the interstallar object with a Hawaiian name is drawing attention again, this time for a new theory about its origins.

Possible Interstellar Object Spotted by Haleakalā Pan-STARRS Telescope

“It’s long been theorized that such objects exist but this is the first such detection.” So far, everything indicates it is likely an interstellar object…