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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
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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
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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
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deep-sky surveys ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ high-redshift galaxy observations ⓘ weak gravitational lensing studies ⓘ wide-field observations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
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Hawaii Island NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| 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
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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
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near-infrared ⓘ optical ⓘ |
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan