GeminiFocus April 2015 | Page 29

For his presentation at Hilo High School, Gemini Director Markus Kissler-Patig discusses how, when looking for life in outer space, we might first look at Earth’s own extreme life forms. Gemini science operations specialist Michael Hoenig uses an infrared camera at a 5th grade class at Hilo’s De Silva Elementary School to demonstrate how astronomers observe the universe in different types of light. April 2015 GeminiFocus 27