Mees Solar Observatory
Mees Solar Observatory is a building in Maui County, Hawaii. Mees Solar Observatory is situated nearby to the peak Kolekole, as well as near the building Pan-STARRS.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pan-STARRS and Maui Space Surveillance Complex.
Pan-STARRS
Building
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us.
The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System located at Haleakala 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. Pan-STARRS is situated 110 metres northeast of Mees Solar Observatory.
Maui Space Surveillance Complex
Building
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Maui Space Surveillance Complex is a U.S. Space Force operating location for the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron and the Air Force Research Laboratory at Haleakala Observatory on Maui, Hawaii, with a twofold mission. Maui Space Surveillance Complex is situated 220 metres northwest of Mees Solar Observatory.
Haleakalā Visitor Center
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0.
Haleakalā Visitor Center is situated 1¼ km northeast of Mees Solar Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haleakalā Observatories and Maui.
Haleakalā Observatories
Locality
Maui
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The island of Maui is one of the islands of Hawaii, 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
- Type: Building
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
20.70658° or 20° 42′ 24″ northLongitude
-156.25664° or 156° 15′ 24″ westNamed after
Kenneth MeesOpen location code
73G5PP4V+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 241070030OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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