- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (国立天文台 kokuritsu tenmondai ) (NAOJ) is an astronomical research organisation comprising several facilities in Japan, as well as an observatory in Hawaii. It was established in 1988 as an amalgamation of three existing research organizations - the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory of the University of Tokyo, International Latitude Observatory of Mizusawa, and a part of Research Institute of Atmospherics of Nagoya University.
In the 2004 reform of national research organizations, NAOJ became a division of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences.
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Facilities
- Mitaka Campus (Mitaka, Tokyo. 35°40′31″N 139°32′17″E / 35.6752172°N 139.5380831°E)
- The Headquarters, Astronomy Data Center, Advanced Technology Center, Public Relations Center
- Solar Flare Telescope, Sunspot Telescope, TAMA 300 gravitational wave detector
- Tokyo Photoelectric Meridian Circle
- Historical instruments: Solar Tower Telescope, 65cm refractor dome, 20cm refractor dome
- Nobeyama Radio Observatory & Nobeyama Solar Radio Observatory (Minamimaki, Nagano, 35°56′28″N 138°28′13″E / 35.9410112°N 138.4702528°E)
- 45m Millimeter Radio Telescope, Nobeyama Millimeter Array, Nobeyama Radio Heliograph
- Mizusawa VERA Observatory (Ōshū, Iwate. 39°08′06″N 141°08′00″E / 39.1350952°N 141.1332035°E)
- 20m radio telescope, 10m VLBI radio telescope
- Historical building: Dr. Kimura Museum
- Norikura Solar Observatory (Mt. Norikura, Nagano, 36°07′01″N 137°33′09″E / 36.116925°N 137.552528°E)
- 10cm Coronagraph, 25cm Coronagraph
- Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (Mt. Chikurinji, Okayama. 34°34′34″N 133°35′39″E / 34.5760726°N 133.5941148°E)
- 188cm telescope, 91cm telescope, 65cm Coude-Type solar telescope
- VERA 20m radio telescopes
- Mizusawa
- Ogasawara. 27°05′30″N 142°13′00″E / 27.09167°N 142.2166667°E
- Iriki. 31°44′52″N 130°26′24″E / 31.7478213°N 130.4399443°E
- Ishigakijima. 24°24′43.834″N 124°10′15.578″E / 24.41217611°N 124.17099389°E
- Hawaii Observatory (Hawaii)
- Subaru 8m telescope (Mt. Mauna Kea. 19°49′33″N 155°28′35″W / 19.825814°N 155.476455°W)
- Hilo Base Facility (Hilo, Hawaii. 19°42′10″N 155°05′25″W / 19.70289°N 155.0902498°W)
NINS
In 2004, NAOJ, in alliance with four other national institutes - the National Institute for Basic Biology, the National Institute for Fusion Science, the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, and the Institute for Molecular Science - established the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) to promote collaboration among researchers of the five constituent institutes.[1]
Projects with NAOJ involvement
- ALMA, ASTE
- SELENE
- VSOP, VSOP-2
- Hinode (Solar-B)
- SPICA (satellite)
- JASMINE
- Hubble Origins Probe
See also
References
External links
Categories:- Astronomy institutes and departments
- Astronomical observatories in Japan
- Astronomical observatories in Hawaii
- Buildings and structures in Hawaii County, Hawaii
- Astronomical observatory stubs
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