Mees Solar Observatory

Mees Solar Observatory is a building in , . Mees Solar Observatory is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the building .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pan-STARRS and Maui Space Surveillance Complex.

Building
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us.
The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System located at Haleakalā Observatory, Hawaii, US, consists of astronomical cameras, telescopes and a computing facility that is surveying the sky for moving or variable objects on a continual basis, and also producing accurate astrometry and photometry of already-detected objects. is situated 110 metres northeast of Mees Solar Observatory.

Building
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The is a U.S. Space Force operating location for the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron and the Air Force Research Laboratory at Haleakala Observatory on , Hawaii, with a twofold mission. is situated 220 metres northwest of Mees Solar Observatory.

Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 1¼ km northeast of Mees Solar Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haleakalā Observatories and Maui.

Locality
Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.
The Haleakalā Observatory, also known as the Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory Site, is Hawaii's first astronomical research observatory. It is located on the island of and is owned by the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaiʻi, which operates some of the facilities on the site and leases portions to other organizations.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The island of is one of the islands of , a state of the United States of America. It is the second-largest of the eight major islands and the third-most populous.

Mees Solar Observatory

Latitude
20.70658° or 20° 42′ 24″ north
Longitude
-156.25664° or 156° 15′ 24″ west
Named after
Kenneth Mees
Open location code
73G5PP4V+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 241070030
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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