20cm Telescope

NAOJ Mitaka Campus

Nikon Kenkyukai Tokyo visited the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) Mitaka Campus.

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies

We visited Mitaka, in order to meet Masao Nakagiri. Nakagiri is a famous astronomer in Japan. He lived in Hawaii for eight years for investigation and construction of the Subaru Telescope.

He retired from the NAOJ, but he returned to the NAOJ again with the scientist's request. He is working in the NAOJ Public Relations Center. He is collecting old historical astronomical observation equipment now. His great achievements have been reported by the Archives Newspaper. You can read his Archives Newspaper. However, they are Japanese.

We took a walk in the NAOJ Mitaka campus by Nakagiri's interesting guidance.

Masao Nakagiri
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)

20 cm Telescope Dome

The 20 cm Telescope Dome

Old Observatory

Built in Taisyo 10 (1921)

20 cm Telescope Dome

20 cm Refractor Telescope

20 cm Refractor Telescope, Made in 1927 by Carl Zeiss

20 cm Objective Lens, Focal Length 359 cm

Heliograph, Made in 1909 by Steinheil

Very Graceful Vintage Telescope
She is working happily now!!

Observing Sunspots

Equatorial Mount

CARL ZEISS JENA

Wabi-Sabi in the Observatory

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