AstroDay in Hilo, Hawai`i

Astronomy Day occurs sometime between mid April and mid May on a Saturday near or before the 1st quarter Moon. In Hilo AstroDay is held at the Prince Kuhio Plaza Mall (on Route 11 between Maka`ala and Puainako Streets).

AstroDay in Hilo is organized by the AstroDay Institute under the leadership of Gary Fujihara of the Institute for Astronomy in Hilo.

AstroDay 2011
AstroDay 2010
AstroDay 2009
AstroDay 2008
AstroDay 2007
AstroDay 2006
AstroDay 2005

AstroDay 2011

AstroDay in Hilo was held on May 7, 2011. The AstroDay 2011 home page can be found here.

This year we added face painting to our already popular "Asteroid Target Practice" game with great success.
See the Hawaii Tribune article - here

AstroDay 2010

AstroDay in Hilo was held on May 1, 2010. The AstroDay 2010 home page can be found here. Below are some photos of JAC staff participating in this event.

Welcoming the public to the JAC booth. (Full size JPG image, 4.0 MB)	Celestia helps to visualize the objects and their motions in the Solar System. (Full size JPG image, 2.5 MB)	Kids are eager to drive Celestia themselves (luckily there are no traffic cops in outer space). (Full size JPG image, 4.2 MB)
To earn a JAC subset of the Mauna Kea Brand Astronomy Trading Cards visitors had to complete a task such as taking one of the astronomy quizzes (click here to take them online). (Full size JPG image, 2.6 MB)	Even the avian species had a good time at AstroDay. (Full size JPG image, 2.0 MB)	The JAC booth enjoyed a line for the Asteroid Target Practice all day long (click here to get the poster and the instructions). (Full size JPG image, 4.5 MB)

AstroDay 2009

AstroDay in Hilo was held on May 2, 2009. The AstroDay 2009 home page can be found here. Below are some photos of JAC staff participating in this event.

Welcoming the public to the JAC booth. (Full size JPG image, 6.5 MB)	Explaining the birthday stars game to young players. (Full size JPG image, 5.2 MB)	JAC's Huiana student intern explains the Solar System to fellow students. (Full size JPG image, 5.4 MB)
Yes, we did it! The Solar System is back in order. (Full size JPG image, 5.2 MB)	To earn a JAC subset of Mauna Kea Brand Astronomy Trading Cards you have to complete a task. (Full size JPG image, 5.4 MB)	The JAC booth enjoys a steady stream of visitors. (Full size JPG image, 5.2 MB)

AstroDay 2008

AstroDay in Hilo was held on May 3, 2008. The AstroDay 2008 home page can be found here. Below are some photos of JAC staff participating in this event.

Welcoming the public to the JAC booth. (Full size JPG image, 473 KB)	Explaining the birthday stars game to young players. (Full size JPG image, 5.3 MB)	Yes, the ancients did this thousands of years ago. (Full size JPG image, 5.0 MB)
Sooo, which moons go with which planets? (Full size JPG image, 5.3 MB)	A future engineer gives this old dewar a try. (Full size JPG image, 5.2 MB)	The JAC booth enjoys a steady stream of visitors. (Full size JPG image, 5.2 MB)

AstroDay 2007

AstroDay in Hilo was held on April 21, 2007. The AstroDay 2007 home page can be found here. Below are some photos of JAC staff participating in this event.

Explaining the birthday stars game to young players. (Full size JPG image, 2.8MB)	Welcoming the public to the JAC booth. (Full size JPG image, 3.5MB)	Helping youngsters sort out our Solar System. (Full size JPG image, 3.4MB)
Explaining astronomical concepts to the public. (Full size JPG image, 3.2MB)	Showing an old dewar to a budding engineer. (Full size JPG image, 3.2MB)	A little keiki observes the sunset experiment. (Full size JPG image, 500KB)

AstroDay 2006

AstroDay in Hilo was held on May 6, 2006. The AstroDay 2006 home page can be found here. Below are some photos of JAC staff participating in this event.

Welcoming the public to the JAC booth. (Full size JPG image, 3.4MB)	A young astronomer puts our planets in order. (Full size JPG image, 3.3MB)	Explaining astronomical concepts to the public. (Full size JPG image, 3.9MB)
The JAC booth proved to be quite popular with the young crowd. (Full size JPG image, 3.4MB)

AstroDay 2005

AstroDay in Hilo was held on April 16, 2005. The AstroDay 2005 home page can be found here. Below is a photo of JAC staff participating in this event.

Welcoming the public to the JAC booth.
(Full size JPG image, 365KB)