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Research

• Telescopes
  • ALMA
  • The Subaru Telescope
  • Large-scale Cryogenic Gravitational Wave Telescope KAGRA
  • TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope)
  • Nobeyama 45-m Radio Telescope
  • VLBI
  • Solar Flare Telescope
  • Solar Observing Satellite “Hinode”
  • ATERUI II
  • ASTE Telescope
  • 188-cm Reflector Telescope
  • Radioheliograph
  • Murikabushi Telescope
  • 50-cm Telescope for Public Outreach
  • Interferometric gravitational wave antenna TAMA300
  • Archives
    • GRAPE System
    • Massively Parallel Computer Cray XC30 “ATERUI”

• Projects
  • C Projects
    • NAOJ ALMA Project | Official Web Site
    • NAOJ Chile | Official Web Site
    • Subaru Telescope | Official Web Site
    • Mizusawa VLBI Observatory | Official Web Site
    • Nobeyama Radio Observatory | Official Web Site
    • Solar Science Observatory | Official Web Site
    • Center for Computational Astrophysics | Official Web Site
  • B Projects
    • Gravitational Wave Science Project | Official Web Site
    • Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Project | Official Web Site
  • A Projects
    • JASMINE Project | Official Web Site
    • RISE Project | Official Web Site
    • SOLAR-C Project | Official Web Site
    • The Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) Project
    • The Subaru Ground Layer Adaptive Optics (GLAO) Project
  • Center
    • Astronomy Data Center | Official Web Site
    • Advanced Technology Center | Official Web Site
    • Public Relations Center | Official Web Site
  • Divisions
    • Division of Science | Official Web Site
  • Archives
    • Nobeyama Solar Radio Observatory | Official Web Site
    • Extrasolar Planet Detection Project Office | Official Web Site
    • Okayama Astrophysical Observatory | Official Web Site
    • Division of Optical and Infrared Astronomy
    • Division of Radio Astronomy
    • Division of Solar and Plasma Astrophysics | Official Web Site
    • Division of Theoretical Astronomy | Official Web Site

Access/Visiting

• Mitaka Campus
  • Access
  • Visit Guide
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  • Regular Events
    • Regular Star Party
    • 4D2U Dome Theather
  • Open Facilities
    • 20-cm Telescope Dome
    • The Solar System Walk
    • Observatory History Museum (65-cm Telescope Dome)
    • Solar Tower Telescope (Einstein Tower)
    • Exhibition Room (First floor in West Building)
    • Old Library
    • Repsold Transit Instrument Building
    • Gautier Meridian Circle Building
    • Astronomical Instruments Museum (Photoelectric Meridian Circle)
    • 50-cm Telescope for Public Outreach
    • 4D2U Dome Theater
    • Resting Room
    • Library
    • Cafeteria / Shop
• NAOJ Mizusawa
• NAOJ Nobeyama
• Okayama Astrophysical Observatory
• Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory
• The six VLBI Stations
• Subaru Telescope
• ALMA (Operations Support Facility)

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• Paper Modeles
• Tactile Models with a 3D Printer
  • The Subaru Telescope

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