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
Subaru Telescope on the  Summit

12: Arriving at Subaru Telescope

You can see the dome of the Subaru Telescope (third one from right) ahead of us. Having spherically shaped telescopes all around, the cylindrically shaped Subaru Telescope is very unique and appealing. You can see the sky darkening as you get closer to the telescope.

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