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NAOJ is involved in the construction of
ALMA .
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The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (国立天文台 , kokuritsu tenmondai ) (NAOJ ) is an
astronomical research organisation comprising several facilities in
Japan , as well as an observatory in
Hawaii and
Chile . It was established in 1988 as an amalgamation of three existing research organizations - the
Tokyo Astronomical Observatory of the
University of Tokyo ,
International Latitude Observatory of Mizusawa , and a part of
Research Institute of Atmospherics of
Nagoya University .
In the 2004 reform of national research organizations, NAOJ became a division of the
National Institutes of Natural Sciences .
Facilities
Entrance of Mitaka Campus
65cm refractor dome, now Observatory History Museum
VERA Ishigakijima Station
Subaru Telescope
Mitaka Campus (
Mitaka, Tokyo .
35°40′31″N 139°32′17″E / 35.6752172°N 139.5380831°E / 35.6752172; 139.5380831 )
The Headquarters, Astronomy Data Center, Advanced Technology Center, Public Relations Center
Solar Flare Telescope, Sunspot Telescope,
TAMA 300
gravitational wave detector
Tokyo Photoelectric Meridian Circle
Historical instruments: Solar Tower Telescope, 65cm refractor dome, 20cm refractor dome
Nobeyama Radio Observatory
[2] (
Minamimaki, Nagano ,
35°56′28″N 138°28′13″E / 35.9410112°N 138.4702528°E / 35.9410112; 138.4702528 )
45m Millimeter Radio Telescope, Nobeyama Radio Polarimeter
Decommissioned instruments: Nobeyama Millimeter Array, Nobeyama Radio Heliograph
Mizusawa VLBI Observatory (
Ōshū, Iwate .
39°08′06″N 141°08′00″E / 39.1350952°N 141.1332035°E / 39.1350952; 141.1332035 )
VERA Mizusawa Station (20m radio telescope), 10m VLBI radio telescope
Historical building: Dr. Kimura Museum
VERA Ogasawara Station (
Ogasawara .
27°05′30″N 142°13′00″E / 27.09167°N 142.21667°E / 27.09167; 142.21667 )
20m radio telescope
VERA Iriki Station (
Iriki .
31°44′52″N 130°26′24″E / 31.7478213°N 130.4399443°E / 31.7478213; 130.4399443 )
20m radio telescope
VERA Ishigakijima Station (
Ishigakijima .
24°24′43.83″N 124°10′15.58″E / 24.4121750°N 124.1709944°E / 24.4121750; 124.1709944 )
20m radio telescope
KAGRA (
Hida ,
Gifu .
36°24′42.84″N 137°18′20.88″E / 36.4119000°N 137.3058000°E / 36.4119000; 137.3058000 )
KAGRA gravitational wave telescope
Ishigakijima Observatory (
Ishigakijima )
Murikabushi telescope
Hawaii Observatory (
Hawaii )
Subaru 8m telescope (
Mauna Kea ).
19°49′33″N 155°28′35″W / 19.825814°N 155.476455°W / 19.825814; -155.476455 )
Hilo Base Facility (
Hilo, Hawaii .
19°42′10″N 155°05′25″W / 19.70289°N 155.0902498°W / 19.70289; -155.0902498 )
Chile Observatory (
Atacama Desert ,
Chile )
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment (ASTE)
Decommissioned Facilities
Norikura Solar Observatory (Mount Norikura,
Nagano ,
36°07′01″N 137°33′09″E / 36.116925°N 137.552528°E / 36.116925; 137.552528 )
Formerly under NAOJ and decommissioned in 2010. Building reused for research purposes, including non-astronomical work for the
National Institute of Natural Sciences .
Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (Mount Chikurinji in
Asakuchi ,
Okayama .
34°34′34″N 133°35′39″E / 34.5760726°N 133.5941148°E / 34.5760726; 133.5941148 )
Facility still belongs to NAOJ, but its 188cm telescope is now operated by the
Tokyo Institute of Technology .
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Decommissioned telescopes: 91cm telescope, 65cm Coude-Type solar telescope
NINS
In 2004, NAOJ, in alliance with four other national institutes – the
National Institute for Basic Biology , the
National Institute for Fusion Science , the
National Institute for Physiological Sciences , and the
Institute for Molecular Science – established the
National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) to promote collaboration among researchers of the five constituent institutes.
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Projects with NAOJ involvement
See also
References
External links
International National Academics Other