Kauai Nightlife Tips by goshawk301

One evening I was strolling in the Coconut Marketplace shopping mall, when I came across a guy with a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope set up to show the night sky to the mall visitors. Being a stargazer myself, I naturally got into talking to him; he told me that there would be a stargazing gathering later that evening in a softball field outside the town of Kaumakani, and invited me to join in.

Hawaiian islands are a great place for stargazing, with the summit of Mauna Kea being the mecca of professional astronomy in the world. Kauai, too, features beautiful night sky, being mostly rural and thus away from light pollution. Kauai Educational Association for Science & Astronomy (KEASA) organizes monthly stargazing sessions at Kaumakani and at Waimea Plantation Cottages. They are very welcoming of visitors and the members can show us high northerners the beauty of the tropical night sky. Check KEASA's web site (below) for the dates.

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Website: www.keasa.org