Topics November 22, 2011

“Universe of Spectroscopy” open

Spectral observations tend to be thought of as classical and difficult to understand. However, the advent of new instruments and improvemen...

Science November 22, 2011

Galaxy Collisions - Star Cluster Formation and Black Hole Growth -

The contours on the right figure show the SMA data obtained and analyzed by the group. Can a galaxy collision trigger massive bursts of sta...

Topics November 21, 2011

Solar Images from Taisho Period - Approximately 60 Years of Digitized Calcium K-line Solar Images Publicly Shown

The Solar Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has digitized calcium K-line solar images on photographic plates/fi...

Science November 18, 2011

Ultra Bright Submillimeter Galaxy “Orochi”

Multi-wavelength images of Orochi. Orochi is located at the center of each image. The bright sources on radio, millimeter and submillimete...

Science October 27, 2011

Subaru's 3-D View of Stephan's Quintet

Composite tricolor images of Stephan's Quintet using Hα filters with a recession velocity of 0 (left image) and a recession velocity of 4,2...

Topics October 27, 2011

Increasing the Power of Subaru's Adaptive Optics System

Dr. Yosuke Minowa, a Subaru Support Astronomer, is giving a presentation about Subaru's adaptive optics. On September 8th and 9th, Subaru...

Topics October 27, 2011

It Takes a Community to Support a Telescope

Astronomer Dr. Tadayuki Kodama answers a question from a member of the audience during his Mauna Kea Skies presentation in `Imiloa's planet...

Topics October 27, 2011

HSC Wide-Field Corrector Arrives at Subaru Telescope

August 6th, 2011 at 12:20, Subaru Telescope. Finally, HSC has safely arrived at Subaru Telescope. The wide-field corrector of Hyper Suprime...

Science October 20, 2011

Researchers Explain the Formation of Scheila's Unusual Triple Dust Tails

A research team of planetary scientists and astronomers, primarily from Seoul National University, the National Astronomical Observatory of...

Science October 19, 2011

"Failed Stars" Galore with One Youngster Only Six Times Heftier than Jupiter

An international team of astronomers has discovered over two-dozen new free-floating brown dwarfs that reside in two young star clusters. O...