Subaru Telescope
Subaru Telescope (すばる望遠鏡, Subaru Bōenkyō) is the large telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan at the Mauna Kea Observatory on the island of Hawaii. From 1999 to 2005, its main mirror was the largest in the world.[2]
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| Altitude | P2044 |
| Wavelength | Optical/Infrared |
| Built | Completed 1998 |
| Diameter | 8.3 m[1] (8.2 m usable) |
| Secondary diameter | 1330/1400/1265 mm |
| Tertiary diameter | P2386 |
| Illuminated diameter | P2386 |
| Length | P2043 |
| Width | P2049 |
| Mass | P2067 |
| Collecting area | P2046 |
| Illuminated area | P2046 |
| Focal length | f/1.83 (15.000 m) |
| Mounting | Altitude/Azimuth |
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The telescope is named after the Pleiades star cluster.
History
In September 1999, former-Princess Sayako of Japan dedicated the telescope.[3] For the dedication, an eyepiece was constructed so that Princess Sayako could look through it directly.[4]
Subaru Telescope Media
The Subaru alongside the twin W. M. Keck Observatory telescopes and the Infrared Telescope Facility
Dark matter map from 2018 by the Hyper Suprime-Cam survey
References
- ↑ "Corning Museum of Glass - Telescopes and Mirrors". Cmog.org. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ↑ Kidsweb, "The Subaru Telescope"; retrieved 2012-8-12.
- ↑ French, Howard W. "On Hawaii, A Telescope Widens Orbit Of Japanese," New York Times (US). September 19, 1999; retrieved 2012-8-12.
- ↑ Ferris, Timothy. "Cosmic Vision," Archived 2009-06-20 at the Wayback Machine National Geographic (US). July 2009; retrieved 2012-8-12.
Other websites
Media related to Subaru Telescope at Wikimedia Commons
