A forested, stream-rich land on the northern tip of the Big Island of Hawaii shelters in its sun-dappled canopy an unexpected zip line adventure. In this area known since ancient times as Halawa, elevated platforms are built directly into majestic trees to form a jungle-like course. For a few hours, your home base is high up in magnificent trees. Y...
Growing to heights in excess of 100 feet, natural to Australia, and thriving in wet sites, this non-native tree is also known as swamp mahogany....
Although not quite as large to the naked eye as M31, M51, aka the Whirlpool Galaxy, is still quite a sight. Although much farther away (approximately 31 million light years away from Earth) the Whirlpool Galaxy is still an awesome object in the night sky....
One of the most amazing objects in the night sky would have to be M31, aka the Andromeda Galaxy. At approximately 2.9 million light years away, Andromeda is our closest neighboring galaxy and has been an object of obsession for astronomers for millennia....
Located approximately 7,500 light years away in the constellation of Perseus, the Double Cluster is a beautiful pair of relatively young star clusters (approximately 13 million years old!)....
Located in the southern skies, Omega Centauri is a brilliant globular cluster that lies approximately 17,000 light years away. The cluster itself is thought to be about 150 light years across, making it the most massive cluster in the Milky Way....
Throughout the year multiple star clusters are visible under the skies above Mauna Kea. These beautiful celestial bodies composed of anywhere from one hundred to over one million stars!...
The Ring Nebula, M57, is a unique nebula located in the constellation of Lyra that gets its name from its distinct “Ring” shape. Located approximately 4000 light years away,...
Located approximately 4,000 light years away, in the constellation of Sagittarius, the Lagoon Nebula is a gas cluster that is about 33 light years across....
