File:Maunakea Above the Clouds.jpg
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English: Typically, our Images of the Week feature observatories, starry night skies, or images captured by telescopes— not blazing blue skies! This image features the glorious Maunakea in Hawai‘i, where the Gemini North telescope, one half of Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, is fortunate enough to have its home. You can see Gemini North if you zoom in on the summit. Maunakea is a dormant volcano that peaks over 4000 meters (13,000 feet) above sea level. Its great height means that different locations on its slopes enjoy very different climates. The summit, for example, is arid and very cold. The gentle slopes also minimize the amount of turbulent air passing over the summit. These conditions, in conjunction with the spectacularly cloud-free skies at the volcano’s summit caused by an inversion layer in the air, create an ideal environment for observing, whether with eyes or electronics.
Español: Por lo general, nuestras Imágenes de la Semana presentan observatorios, cielos nocturnos estrellados o imágenes capturadas por telescopios, ¡no cielos azules resplandecientes! Esta imagen muestra el glorioso Maunakea en Hawai‘i, donde el telescopio Gemini Norte, una mitad del Observatorio Gemini, un Programa de NOIRLab de NSF, tiene la suerte de tener su hogar. Si le haces un acercamiento a la cima, podrás ver a Gemini Norte. El Maunakea es un volcán inactivo que alcanza una altura de más de 4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Su gran altura hace que los distintos lugares de sus laderas tengan climas muy diferentes. La cumbre, por ejemplo, es árida y muy fría; las suaves pendientes también minimizan la cantidad de aire turbulento que pasa sobre la cumbre. Estas condiciones, junto con los espectaculares cielos despejados en la cumbre del volcán, causados por una capa de inversión térmica en el aire, crean un entorno ideal para la observación, ya sea con nuestros ojos o con los telescopios. |
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| Source | https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2222a/?nocache=true |
| Author | International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Chu |
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