Sunset over Maunakea and the Subaru Telescope Preparing for Observation

Credit: Dr. Vera Maria Passegger/NAOJ

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Prime Focus Spectrograph Receives Hawaiian name ʻŌnohiʻula

ʻŌnohiʻula embodies the idea of perceiving the realm of our origins, honoring the people and land of Hawaiʻi and expressing a commitment to exploring the Universe together with the local community.

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Prime Focus Spectrograph Receives Hawaiian name ʻŌnohiʻula

December 23, 2025 The University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI)  

Prime Focus Spectrograph Receives Hawaiian name ʻŌnohiʻula

The Pleiades and Hyades star clusters in Taurus are visible on the Eastern facing star cam on the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea. Venus should appear from behind the Keck 1 telescope dome soon. You can already see the glow from the planet. The star cam is very sensitive.

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Meteor shower & MaunaKea East view LIVE from NAOJ Subaru Telescope, Maunakea Hawaii

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Nice dark sky on the Eastern facing web cam on Mauna Kea. You can see Saturn just to the right of the vertical line of the view. And just see the Andromeda Galaxy way over to the left in the view.

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Meteor shower & MaunaKea East view LIVE from NAOJ Subaru Telescope, Maunakea Hawaii

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The Pleiades and Venus have just risen from behind the Keck 1 Telescope dome.

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Nice dark sky on the webcam Subaru Telescope building looking west. A nice backdrop while listening to the cricket. I’ve seen a few meteors on in the last few minutes.

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Meteor shower & MaunaKea East view LIVE from NAOJ Subaru Telescope, Maunakea Hawaii

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More Bodies Discovered in the Outer Solar System

The outer Solar System has been a treasure trove of discoveries in recent decades. Using ground-based telescopes, astronomers have identified eight large bodies since 2002 – Quouar, Sedna, Orcus, Haumea, Salacia, Eris, Makemake, and Gonggang. These discoveries led to the “Great Planet Debate” and the designation “dwarf planet,” an issue that remains contentious today. On … Continue reading "More Bodies Discovered in the Outer Solar System"

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Nice dark sky on the Subaru Telescope Meteor cam right now (14:50 UK time). I saw a nice bright Perseid meteor a few minutes ago.

Jupiter and Mars also visible and in conjunction. Mars just above Jupiter in the centre top of the view.

Orion also prominent. Always looks weird on its side to me. It’s upright here in the north!

The bright star on the left is Capella in the Auriga constellation.

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Perseids 2024 LIVE. Aug 12-13 from the Subaru Telescope on MaunaKea, Hawaii ペルセウス座流星群ライブ 国立天文台すばる望遠鏡

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