`Imiloa After Dark: The Science of Sushi
‘Imiloa After Dark
Sushi, pupus, music, and beer! Local staples will provide for an entertaining evening at ‘Imiloa, serving the community up fun and food for thought.
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center is launching a quarterly evening event entertainment series called “Imiloa After Dark” featuring a lively fusion of art, music, fashion, and food, adding another layer to the Hilo night life scene.
The first event “Science of Sushi,” kicks off the ‘Imiloa After Dark series on Sunday August 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “It’s an exploration of the origins and art of sushi,” states Jeff Harman, marketing manager. “Explore the local connections to our fishing industry; issues of sustainability; ancient Hawaiian practices of seafood management and how they were affected by the moon calendar and other astronomy events.”
July Maunakea Skies with Dr. Jim Lyke
Classical Novae
Explore the Universe’s H-Bomb at a safe distance
Hilo, Hawai‘i –Dr. Jim Lyke, W. M. Keck Observatory, will take the Maunakea Skies program audience and explore the “Universe’s H-Bomb” in his talk entitled, Classical Novae: H-bombs at a Safe Distance. Join him for an extraordinary topic in this month’s program at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center on Saturday, July 17, at 7 p.m. in the planetarium.
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ʻImiloa to Open on Friday Nights
Playing Avatar in the 3D Planetarium?
Unfortunately it is NOT possible for us to show standard movies or 3D movies in the planetarium.
Our planetarium system is configured for multi-channel hemispherical projection, and any content we show must be specially produced for this format. Our system's 3D stereoscopic projection capabilities use a spectrally notched set of eyeglasses to produce the 3D effect with the left and right channels of our Sony projectors.
Flat screen movies are a single channel and have a standard rectangular format and the 3D ones are produced for use with polarizing glasses, which are also different than the type of glasses used in our planetarium. Lastly the licensing fees for standard movies (ones at the box office) are well beyond the reach of museum/science centers.
New Summer planetarium line-up
New Summer Planetarium line-up at ‘Imiloa
Hilo, Hawai‘i -‘Imiloa Astronomy Center has 2 new offerings for the summer planetarium line-up. Starting June 26 Fragile Planet and Sesame Street’s One World, One Sky takes their spots in the planetarium line-up. Fragile Planet will be shown at 1 pm and 3 pm and One World, One Sky will be the Saturday 10 am keiki offering.
Fragile Planet, narrated by Sigourney Weaver, is a virtual journey from Earth to the outer reaches of the Universe and back, a journey that reveals how special Earth really is.