Presenting personalized stargazing and astronomy tours from our private observatory at Makakilo on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii.  Experience unique astronomical events with our state of the art observatory, telescopes and binoculars.  Minutes away from Waikiki, the 1,100-ft elevation site features a 12" F 12 Maksutov Cassegrain, 10" Schmidt Cassegrain, Oberwerk 25 & 40 X 100 giant binoculars, and  80 mm William Optics ED wide field refractors offering panaramic views of the night skies in a comfortable, rural setting.

During clear nights, the site offers crisp views of the Milky Way, nebulas, planets of our solar system, including Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and the Moon.  Skies are routinely magnitude 5.5 at zenith and the clarity of Hawaiian skies provide contrasty views of star clusters, multiple star systems, and gaseous nebulae.  Our
Gallery offers examples of some of the astronomical objects visible from our observatory telescopes and cameras.  For a detail description of the various services and tours offered by Astro Tours Hawaii, follow the tour program links on the left:     
Astro Tours Hawaii
Observatory for stargazing &
star parties on Oahu, Hawaii
Located at the Top of Makakilo
Kapolei, Hawaii  96707, U.S.A.
Reservations: (808) 398-6933

astrotourshawaii@hotmail.com
Astro Tours Hawaii
Astronomical Events for:
January to December, 2009
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Tour Programs:
Aloha Express Magazine
Article (in Japanese)


TravelAge West Magazine's review of Astro Tours Hawaii's Tour of the Stars Program:

Oct 31, 2005 Issue, Author: Marty Wentzel
"Astro Tours Gets Clients Close to the Stars"

Links to Other Articles About Astro Tours Hawaii:

Aloha Magazine - March 1998 by Judy Ma
"Trinkets and Treasures - Stargazing"

The Honolulu Advertiser TGIF - May 9, 1997 by Vicki Viotti
"Starry, starry night"
The Geminids Meteor Shower occurs late evening on December 13 and into the morning of December 14.  Unfortunately, bright lighting from the large Moon will blot out all but the brightest meteors.  Best time to observe is from after 10 pm  when the constellation Gemini will begin to rise in the east.  For more information, follow this link to the 2009  meteor calendar.