Mauna Kea Moon
by Debra Banks
Title
Mauna Kea Moon
Artist
Debra Banks
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Mauna Kea : The White Mountain. It is humbling to see the night sky from Mauna Kea.
In Hawaiian mythology, Mauna Kea is home to the snow goddess Poli‘ahu. In ancient times, the summit was considered the realm of the gods and was kapu (forbidden) to all except the highest chiefs and priests.
Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi that last erupted approximately 4000 years ago. At 13,796 feet above sea level and over 33,000 feet from the bottom of the ocean floor, Mauna Kea is the tallest sea mountain in the world. Maunakea is one of the only places in the world where you can drive from sea level to 14,000 feet in about 2 hours.
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June 27th, 2017
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Comments (14)
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Gray Scale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Jane M Dahl
Great quote from one of the men I admire most: Carl Sagan. Beautiful capture! Featured in Hawaiiana. Aloha!!!
Debra Banks replied:
Mahalo for the feature in Hawaiiana Jane. Me too! I never tire of listening to his voice reciting The Pale Blue Dot!
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