Mauna Kea: the White Mountain

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The true summit of Mauna Kea.






Sunrise from the summit.






Mauna Loa to the south.






The shadow of Mauna Kea on the clouds to the west (that's not Mauna Loa!)
A view down to "Millimeter Valley": the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) is the silver golf ball on the left, the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) is in the center, and the SubMillimeter Array (SMA), with all 8 dishes, is on the right.
A close-up of the CSO.