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About the Subaru Telescope
About visiting and filming the Subaru Telescope
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- 1) To probe the nature of dark matter and dark energy, and determine the neutrino mass
- 2) To understand structure formation in the Universe and the physical process of galaxy formation and evolution
- 3) To contribute to multi-messenger astronomy
- 4) To identify Earth-like exoplanet candidates
Human body temperature adversely affects night-time observations because it disturbs airflow in the enclosure. For this reason, nobody is inside the enclosure during night-time observations. Scientists observe using the control system at the control building next to the enclosure. - Or, in some cases, scientists no longer need to be at the Subaru Telescope on Maunakea to conduct their observations. Instead, they observe at the remote control room at the Hilo Base Facility or even at the NAOJ headquarters in Mitaka, Japan. The same control system at the summit facility is equipped at the remote control rooms in Hilo and Mitaka. Scientists in Hilo and/or Mitaka communicate with the observation support staff at the summit facility with an online meeting system.