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Learning with Light – How Astronomers Use Light to Determine Composition and Temperature in the Universe

June 30, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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In Celebration of the 2019 Summer Reading Program!  See how astronomers from the University of Hawai’i Institute for Astronomy use the light given off by planets, stars, and galaxies to understand their composition and temperature.  Electric lamps will be set up with various gases and attendees will use hand-held spectrographs to see the different colors of light they emit, and use that to figure out what they are.  Attendees will also be shown how temperature is measured by using the colors of light from certain types of objects.

Location: Meeting Room

This one-hour program is suitable for all ages and is funded by the Friends of Kaimuki Public Library and by grants from the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.  Young children must be accompanied by a parent or an adult caregiver.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days prior to the program date.  We will make every attempt to fulfill all requests for accommodations.  All programs are subject to change.  For a list of upcoming library events, visit www.librarieshawaii.org/events

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Date:
June 30, 2019
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Island

Oahu

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Adults, Children, Families, Teens

Branch

Oahu – Kaimuki
1041 Koko Head Ave
Honolulu, HI 96816 United States
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Phone:
808-733-8422

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