Onizuka center is 6 miles up from the Saddle road, it is 9200ft above sea level. It is very good road from Hilo, but Lent-a-car is prohibited to drive. I don't know why but may be there is no house and shop on the way so if trouble happens we cannot contact anywhere.
When we climb to the summit of Muna Kea we have to stay here 30minuts at least to adapt thin air and to prevent from altitude sickness.
ここは、マウナ･ケアに関するインフォーメーションと グッズの販売を行っています。庭先には１２インチクラスの反射望遠鏡があって、昼は太陽の黒点を、夜は星を見せてくれます。
We can get information and goods about Mauna Kea and Observatories here. At the front yard there is about 12inches reflecting telescopes so we can see the black spots of sun in the day time and the planets and nebulae in the night.
ここは、１９８６年のスペース･シャトル「チャレンジャー」の爆発事故で死亡した、オニズカ大佐の名前がつけられています。エリソン･オニズカはコナの生まれで、ハワイ州初のそして日系人初の宇宙飛行士として尊敬を集めています。コナ空港にも、オニズカ博物館があります。
This center was named Onizuka who was the first astronaut from Hawaii ,native of Kona, and Japanese American, and died by the explosion of Space Shuttle "Challenger" 1986. He is respected very much in Hawaii and there is his museum, Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Space center, in Kona Air-port.
すぐそばには、シャレた天文台従業員用の宿舎があります。
Beside this center there is a stylish lodge for staffs of Observatories.
上から見たオニズカセンターと天文台関係施設。ここまでが舗装道路、ここから先は砂利道でガードレールも無くずるっとすべると、急斜面をまっさかさま、たとえ命が助かっても、レンタカーで来た場合は、自動車保険の給付はありません。4WD以外は通行禁止とのことです。遠くの稜線はマウナ･ケア、このなだらかさで、高度4100ｍ以上もあるのですから、体積世界一を実感します。
Look at Onizuka Center and other facilities of the Observatories from upper part. Road is paved to this point. But from here it becomes gravel road with no guardrail. If you slither from road fall headlong to steep slope and even if you are save your life but no benefit from car insurance if you come here by Rent-a-Car.
Only 4WD vehicles can drive.
You can see the line of Mauna Loa ridge. It is very gentle slop but it's elevation is more than 13600feet. So you can easily recognize this mountain has the largest volume in the world.
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