Subaru (telescope)

Subaru (telescope)

Infobox Telescope
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name = Subaru Telescope


caption = The Subaru at sunset
organization = National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
location = Mauna Kea, Hawaii
coords =
altitude =
weather =
wavelength = Optical/IR
built = Completed 1998
website = http://www.naoj.org/
style = Cassegrain
diameter = 8.2m
angular_resolution =
area = ~53m²
focal_length = 15m
mounting = altitude/azimuth
dome = cylindrical

Subaru Telescope (In Japanese: すばる望遠鏡) is the 8.2 metre flagship telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, located in Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii. It is named after the open star cluster known in English as the Pleiades.

Construction of the telescope began in April 1991, and the first scientific images were taken in January 1999. [ [http://www.naoj.org/NAOJ/history.html A Brief History of Subaru] ]

It is a Cassegrain reflector.

See also

* List of largest optical reflecting telescopes

Notes

External links

* [http://www.naoj.org/ Official website for Subaru Telescope]
* [http://www.nao.ac.jp/E/index.html National Astronomical Observatory of Japan]


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