Subaru Telescope

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The Subaru Telescope is an 8.2-meter optical-infrared reflecting telescope operated by Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory, renowned for wide-field deep-sky observations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory instrument
infrared telescope
optical telescope
reflecting telescope
altitude approximately 4200 meters
commissioningDate late 1990s
constructionStart 1991
country Japan
diameter 8.2 meters
firstLight 1998
hasDome cylindrical dome
hasInstrument CHARIS NERFINISHED
COMICS NERFINISHED
FMOS NERFINISHED
FOCAS NERFINISHED
HDS NERFINISHED
Hyper Suprime-Cam NERFINISHED
IRCS NERFINISHED
MOIRCS NERFINISHED
PFS NERFINISHED
SCExAO NERFINISHED
Suprime-Cam NERFINISHED
knownFor cosmology research
deep-sky surveys
extragalactic astronomy
high-redshift galaxy observations
weak gravitational lensing studies
wide-field observations
locatedIn Hawaii NERFINISHED
Hawaii Island NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn Mauna Kea NERFINISHED
location Mauna Kea Observatory NERFINISHED
managedBy National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan NERFINISHED
mirrorMaterial ULE glass
mirrorSupportSystem active optics
namedAfter Subaru (Pleiades star cluster) NERFINISHED
operator National Astronomical Observatory of Japan NERFINISHED
partOf Mauna Kea Observatories NERFINISHED
primaryMirrorDiameter 8.2 meters
primaryScienceGoals dark matter and dark energy studies
galaxy formation and evolution
large-scale structure of the universe
solar system small bodies surveys
telescopeMount alt-azimuth mount
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien reflector NERFINISHED
wavelengthRange mid-infrared
near-infrared
optical

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this entity surface form: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Mauna Kea hasObservatory Subaru Telescope