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Dr. Paul Hardersen and University of North Dakota Ph.D. student, Sherry Fieber-Beyer, traveled to the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii for a scheduled observing run at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF).

The observing run occurred on the nights of May 19 and May 20 to study main-belt asteroids. The research is to attempt to identify meteorite analogs for some of the asteroids near the 3:1 resonance that might provide insight to the types of asteroids that are becoming members of the near-Earth asteroid population. Be sure to check out the photo slideshow below (tip: press F11 on your keyboard when viewing).

UND Ph.D student, Sherry Fieber-Beyer, in the
IRTF control room on May 19th, preparing for the first
observing run.

To learn more about the Mauna Kea observatories, please visit:
The University of Hawaii's Insitute of Astronomy.