In mid-October of this year, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS graced the evening sky with its magnificent appearance. Its incredible ...

Subaru Telescope has been developing a wide-field multi-object spectrograph under international collaboration scheduled to start observations around 2020. Up to 2400 astronomical objects inside 1.3 ...

This project is supported by "Project to Promote Large Scientific Frontiers" of MEXT.

InfraRed Doppler (IRD), which experienced the first light in 2018, is an infrared instrument used in the search for exoplanets (extrasolar planets). IRD is specialized for finding exoplanets with the ...

The Subaru Telescope was designed for long-term versatility as a major tool in observational astronomy, which focuses on the use of instruments mounted on the telescope to observe celestial objects.

Domeflat in HSC-g 18693400 - 18695357 The flat pattern has changed from the previous run probably due to WFC lens cleaning. Domeflat in HSC-r2 18756600 - 18758557 The flat pattern has changed from the ...

自然科学研究機構国立天文台ハワイ観測所が運用する 口径 8.2 メートルの光学赤外線望遠鏡です。

総合研究大学院大学の天文科学専攻では、天文学研究に強い意欲を持つ学部生を対象に、夏休み期間中、国立天文台の各キャンパスで指導教員のもと研究に取り組む「サマーステューデント」プログラムを毎年実施しています。コロナ禍ではオンラインでの ...

NGC 5257 and NGC 5258 are gravitationally interacting galaxies of similar size and mass in the constellation Virgo. The pair of spiral galaxies, also known as Arp 240, has a bridge-like interacting ...

説明 ： Low Res. (84 KB) / Mid. Res. (255 KB) / High Res. (1.5MB) おとめ座の方向にあるNGC 5257 と NGC 5258 は、お互いの重力で相互作用する衝突銀河です。同じような大きさと質量 の渦巻銀河のペアで、銀河間が星の淡い橋 でつながっている様子が、まるで2人のダンサー ...

The observatory of the Subaru Telescope was officially established in April 1997, following the completion of its base facility building in Hilo, Hawaii. "Subaru Telescope" can refer to the telescope ...