1. Galaxy Forum Hawaii - Hilo 2013
21st Century Education
Pacific Aloha Offshore Spaceport: Setting Sail for the Stars
Saturday August 17 (9am-1pm) at University of Hawaii – Hilo, Science and Technology Building, Room 118.

2. International Lunar Observatory Association
(ILOA) August 2013 Activities
Galaxy Education, Exploration and Enterprise
Phil Merrell
ILOA / Space Age Publishing Company
Hawai`i and California, USA
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Galactic /
Inter-Stellar
Earth – Moon /
Inter-Global
Hawaiian
Multi-Functional

3. ILOA - 4 Missions
ILO-1 Polar Mission
(NET 2015)
ILO-X Precursor Mission
(NLT 2015)
ILO – Chang'e 3 Galaxy
Imaging (2013)
ILO Human Service
Mission (NET 2018)

4. ILO-1: Observation & Communication
From the Lunar South Pole

5. Lunar South Pole – Kaguya

6. Primary and Secondary ILO
Mission Objectives:
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First Light Galaxy Imaging
Initial landing site observation, local surveillance
Earth observations: albedo, geocorona, etc.
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Search for Earth-like planets
Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Analyze interstellar molecules to determine origin of Solar
System
VLF observation
Observe signs of life on Mars, Europa, Titan, etc.
Search for dangerous NEOs
Sun-Earth observations, solar storm warnings
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7. ILO Galaxy First Light Imaging

8. The Milky Way Galaxy
Two Major Spiral Arms:
• Scutum-Centaurus
• Perseus
Four Minor Spiral Arms:
• Norma-Outer
• Sagittarius-Carina
• Near 3 Kiloparsec Arm
• Far 3 Kiloparsec Arm
Earth is in the Orion Spur b/n the
Sagittarius and Perseus arms

10. Average Color of Galaxy
Milky Way-like galaxy known as SDSS
J083909.27+450747.7. Brittany
McDonald, Armin Rest, and Jeffrey
Newman
Images of 25 Milky Way analog
galaxies found by Licquia and
Newman. Image Credit: SDSS
• fine-grained new spring snow seen in the early morning light, about an hour after dawn
• D48.4 standard illuminant (i.e., a color temperature of 4840 K)
• a light bulb with a color temp of 4700-5000K and color rendering index (CRI) above 90
Jeffery Newman, University of Pittsburgh

11. Andrea Ghez
UCLA Galactic Center Group
Keck Observatory
Stellar Orbits in the Central Arcsec
Adaptive Optics

12. Galaxy Garden / Jon Lomberg
Kona, Hawai`i Island

13. Barbara Morgan
1st Teacher in Space

14. Galaxy Education Resources
International Space University: Graduate-level training to future leaders of
the emerging global space community at locations around the world.
- Walter Peeters, President
The Planetary Society: Inspires and involves the world's public in space
exploration through advocacy, projects, and education.
- Bill Nye, Executive Director
SETI: Mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand and explain the
origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe
- Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer
Space Generation Advisory Council: Represents students and young space
professionals to the United Nations, States, and space agencies.
- Michael Brett / Catherine Doldirina, Co-Chairperson
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space: Dedicated to
expanding the role of human exploration through education.
- Daniel Pastuf, Chair

15. Galaxy Education Resources
Challenger Center: Learning Center Network gives students hands-on
experience in science, engineering, research and space missions.
- June Scobee Rodgers, Founding Director and Chairman
Galaxy Zoo: ‘Citizen Science’ online astronomy project that invites members
of the public to assist in classifying over a million galaxies.
- Chris Lintott, Dan Andreescu, Kate Land, etc.
UCLA Galactic Center Group: Leading Galactic Center research group,
dedicated to researching the innermost regions of the Milky Way.
- Andrea Ghez, Principal Investigator
Teachers in Space, Space Frontier Foundation: Giving teachers the
opportunity to experience space firsthand via NewSpace companies.
- Edward Wright, Project Manager
Federation of Galaxy Explorers: Seeks to inspire and educate kids in space
related science and engineering, including Moon Base One Initiative.
- Nicholas Eftimiades, Founder / Chairperson of the Board

16. Why Galaxy Education, Consciousness &
Awareness Are Important for the 21st Century:
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General Education – for primary, secondary higher, and highest
education: Knowledge, understanding of humanity’s place in the
Universe – our Milky Way Galaxy occupies a mid-position domain
between Solar System finiteness and Cosmos infinity
Higher Education: Astrophysics / Astronomy – Galaxy studies
internationally are of increasing interest and value; study of our
local stellar neighborhood for familiarity; center / central 10
parsecs with supermassive black hole is most dynamic region of
Milky Way
History of Human Civilization / Archaeoastronomy
NASA, World Space Agencies – 21st Century Program and Policy
Development Advance through Galaxy understanding
Galacticity – may be as important for the 21st Century, as is
Relativity to 20th

17. ILO Imaging Galaxy Center *** 21st Century
EarthRise Photo : 1968 / Apollo 8 *** 20th Century

18. ILOA Chang’e-3 Collaboration

19. ILO-X: Precursor Mission
Galaxy Center
(6 min exposure)
by ILO-X Phase 2
Hardware

20. High School Students Participating in ILO-X
HS Computer Lab
ILO-X Web Interface
Instructions
Content
Communications Link
ILO-X on the Moon

21. ILO Human Service Mission

22. Human Solar System Exploration
Credit: Space Age Publishing
Credit: ISU

23. Galaxy Forum Architecture
Mission: Advance 21st Century Education worldwide to
provide greater global awareness, capabilities and action in
Galaxy science, exploration and enterprise.
Locations:
California, USA
Hawaii, USA
Kansas, USA
Vancouver, Canada
China (Beijing,Shanghai)
Bangalore, India
Europe
Tokyo, Japan
New York, USA
Cape Town, South Africa
Southeast Asia
South America
Venues & Partners:
Silicon Valley, The Tech Museum
Imiloa, Onizuka, CFHT,
Cosmosphere, Ad Astra Kansas
MacMillan, CSA
NAOC, CNSA, CSA, SHAO,
JNP, BASE, ISRO,
ISU, UdS, CTU, Czech Acd. of Sciences,
Miraikan, NAOJ, JAXA
SHS, Hayden Planetarium
SAAO, ASSA, IAU-OAD
NUS, SCS, ANGKASA, ITB, NARIT
UC, ESO, ALMA, LPN, LNA, SpaceMETA

24. A Global / Interglobal Mission

25. International Lunar Observatory Association
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ILOA to be Based in Hawai`i
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Center of Pacific Hemisphere
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Global Support Centers
Maintain Hawai`i Preeminence in
Astrophysics for Next 100 Years
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26. Mauna Kea Summit Observatories
30m Telescope (TMT)
Gemini North: above
Gemini South: left (located
at Cerro Pachón in Chile
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4206 meters / 13,796 feet elevation – tallest mountain in Pacific Ocean
Global center of Earth-based astronomy
14 nations represented – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Japan, The Netherlands,
Taiwan, United Kingdom, Hawaii / USA, India, China

27. ALOHA!
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