Figure 8 ( top left ). Hawai ‘ i Governor David Ige and Hawai ’ i Lieutenant Governor Shan S . Tsutsui proclaimed March 4-11 , 2016 , as Journey Through the Universe Week .
Figure 9 ( top right ). Robert Sparks of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory has students at Waiākea High School use filters to observe how light is polarized .
Figure 10 ( bottom right ). Gemini Astronomer Rachel Mason works with students from Hilo ’ s Connections school to model the relative distances to the planets with toilet paper .
Figure 11 ( bottom left ). Information Systems Engineer Jerry Brower features a simple representation of the Saturn Gemini Legacy Image , where the pixels are enlarged to illustrate how pictures are stored in computers for students at Waiākea Intermediate .
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