A Virtual Tour of the Subaru Observatory
Department:
Astrotech
Teaser:
This is a very nice pictorial tour of the Subaru Telescope facilities in Hawaii. The title is "Becoming an Astronomer," which is somewhat misleading. The tour is not about educating astronomers -- it's about using the Subaru Telescope to make an observation.
Source:
Subaru Telescope, NAOJ Download time: Jan 26 2010 6:53 AM ET
ALOHA. You have arrived at the Subaru Telescope Base Facility. This facility is located in Hilo above the University of Hawaii at Hilo campus on the east side of the Big Island of Hawaii. The staff at Subaru are total about 120 people and are from all over the world. Inside the Base Facility, there is a library, remote observing room for controlling the telescope, experiment laboratory, supercomputer room, and offices for visiting astronomers (Rm 204). Let's go inside the facility.…
