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- The Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii Mees Solar Observatory is on the Island of Maui is
the site of Hawaii's first astronomical research. At 10,000 feet elevation,
Haleakala is above one third of the earth's atmosphere. "Seeing" conditions on
Haleakala can be as good as on Mauna Kea, a site recognized to have the best
astronomical conditions for ground-based observatories.
Website: http://koa.ifa.hawaii.edu/
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