Subaru Telescope Astronomer Virtual Tour

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Scenes

01: Base Facility
02: Observer’s kit
03: Going To Mauna Kea
04: Saddle Road 1
05: Saddle Road 2
06: Access Road
07: Hale Pohaku (HP)
08: HP Checking in
09: HP Amenities
10: To the Summit
11: Road to the Summit
12: Arriving At Subaru
13: Inside Subaru
14: Meeting Time
15: Equipment Check
16: Instrument Inspection
17: Weather Monitor
18: Observation Starts
19: Observation Continues
20: End of Observation
Right curve to the summit of Mauna Kea

06: Mauna Kea Access Road

You will continue along Saddle Road until you reach the Mauna Kea Access Road immediately before mile marker 28. After about 40 minutes up from Hilo, you will turn right onto this road. This road will have steep ascending hills.

Guidelines for use
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