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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Picture of the Week

Introduce images / movies of astronomical pictures and facilities taken by NAOJ every week.
(March 27, 2018, Stop updating)

VERA Ogasawara Station 20-m Radio Telescope and the Milky Way
VERA Ogasawara Station 20-m Radio Telescope and the Milky Way
Inheriting a Passion about the Universe—the Course of Nobeyama Radio Observatory
Inheriting a Passion about the Universe—the Course of Nobeyama Radio Observatory
The Night of the Perseids Meteor Shower on Mauna Kea
The Night of the Perseids Meteor Shower on Mauna Kea
A Mysterious Spiral around an Old Star as Depicted by ALMA
A Mysterious Spiral around an Old Star as Depicted by ALMA
Mauna Kea, Summer's Contest - The Milky Way Verses the Perseid Meteor Shower
Mauna Kea, Summer's Contest - The Milky Way Verses the Perseid Meteor Shower
The Charm of Early Summer - 188-cm Reflector Telescope Primary Mirror Realuminization Project
The Charm of Early Summer - 188-cm Reflector Telescope Primary Mirror Realuminization Project
Before Night Falls – A Candid, Behind the Scenes Look at the Subaru Telescopes
Before Night Falls – A Candid, Behind the Scenes Look at the Subaru Telescopes
Looking up at the Tanabata stars from Hawai’i
Looking up at the Tanabata stars from Hawai’i
ALMA Superconducting Receiver Cartridge
ALMA Superconducting Receiver Cartridge
Galactic Collision Depicted by Multi-Wavelength Observations
Galactic Collision Depicted by Multi-Wavelength Observations
On a Clear Day: One Night at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory
On a Clear Day: One Night at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory
The Season of Intent Listening Ends, the Nobeyama Radio Telescope Welcomes Spring
The Season of Intent Listening Ends, the Nobeyama Radio Telescope Welcomes Spring
A Black Shape Passing Across the Face of the Sun—The 2012 Transit of Venus
A Black Shape Passing Across the Face of the Sun—The 2012 Transit of Venus
Observatory Dome (Treatise on the Kansei Calendar)
Observatory Dome (Treatise on the Kansei Calendar)
Celestial Ring
Celestial Ring
ISS passing over the Subaru Telescope
ISS passing over the Subaru Telescope
Dusk on the Summit of Mauna Kea, Observations Begin (Subaru Telescope)
Dusk on the Summit of Mauna Kea, Observations Begin (Subaru Telescope)
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, a Scenic Location Hidden by the Cherry Blossoms
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, a Scenic Location Hidden by the Cherry Blossoms
A Telescope for Theoretical Astronomy: Supercomputer “Aterui”
A Telescope for Theoretical Astronomy: Supercomputer “Aterui”
An Airplane Flying in front of the Sun
An Airplane Flying in front of the Sun
Spring Sunshine is in Full Bloom
Spring Sunshine is in Full Bloom
A New Fiscal Year has Started
A New Fiscal Year has Started
ALMA and the Milky Way from the Southern Hemisphere
ALMA and the Milky Way from the Southern Hemisphere
Jupiter’s Ring
Jupiter’s Ring
Tenmon Bun’ya No Zu: Chart of the Constellations and the Regions they Govern
Tenmon Bun’ya No Zu: Chart of the Constellations and the Regions they Govern
Winter Departs from Mitaka
Winter Departs from Mitaka
Looking up the Starry Winter Sky
Looking up the Starry Winter Sky
Mizusawa Station 20m Radio Telescopes and Orion
Mizusawa Station 20m Radio Telescopes and Orion
Orion Watches Over
Orion Watches Over
The Winter Stars seen from a Southern Island
The Winter Stars seen from a Southern Island