Topics May 18, 2012

Astronomers Pray to the Stars for Recovery: Asteroids Named after Disaster-Stricken Prefectures and Other Areas

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced its newly approved asteroid names via the Minor Planet Circular (MPC) issued recently. ...

Topics May 18, 2012

Memorial Service for Prof. Koh-Ichiro Morita was Held in Santiago

On May 14 (Chilean Time), a memorial service was held at the Santiago Central Offices of the Joint ALMA Office (JAO) for Professor Koh-Ichir...

Topics May 10, 2012

Tribute to Professor Morita

Beginning May 8 (Chilean Time) and for the next several days, we are flying the flags of the ALMA partnership at half mast up at the Operati...

Topics April 13, 2012

Close Planetary Encounter Seen above Mauna Kea

Subaru Telescope’s Public Information Officer/Scientist, Dr. Hideaki Fujiwara, was fortunate to be at the right place at the right time to v...

Topics March 6, 2012

Yes, It Snows on Mauna Kea

Despite tourists' dreams of perpetual sunny skies on a tropical island, the reality of weather patterns on the Island of Hawai'i is complex ...

Topics January 30, 2012

The Role of Subaru Telescope in Supernova Research: A Q and A Interview with Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter

Researchers discuss the observational results with Dr. Saul Perlmutter. Inset is a group picture taken during one of the workshops of theSu...

Topics November 24, 2011

Dr. Iye Honored with the Medal with Purple Ribbon

Dr. Iye's Medal with Purple Ribbon and certificate. On November 15, 2011, Dr. Masanori Iye was decorated with the Medal with Purple Ribbon...

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...

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...

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...