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Japan Fields a Big-League Light Gatherer.

Authors :
Stix, Gary
Source :
Scientific American. Apr99, Vol. 280 Issue 4, p54. 1/2p. 2 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Announces that on January 28, 1999 the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan exhibited the so-called first light snapshots from Subaru, a optical and infrared telescope built atop Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. Details about the telescope.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368733
Volume :
280
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Scientific American
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
1657634
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0499-54