October 2011, Nikon Kenkyukai 2
October 2011, Nikon Kenkyukai     2

Einstein Tower

Einstein Tower

Because the tower itself functions as a telescopic tube, Einstein Tower is also referred to as the "Tower Telescope". The building is 18.6 m high, with five floors above ground and one basement floor.

The Solar Tower Telescope was nicknamed the "Einstein Tower" after the astrophysical observatory named Einstein Tower in Potsdam, Germany that was built to validate Einstein's general relativity theory through sunlight observations. The building in Mitaka has the same structure and functions, so it became known as the "Einstein Tower".

Masao Nakagiri

Solar Tower Telescope

Solar Tower Telescope, Syowa 5 (1930)

The door was opened especially today

Enter the Tower

How the Einstein Tower Works

Very Old Coelostat Made by Carl Zeiss

Inside the Tower

Spectrometer Room

Very Vintage Observation Room of the 1930s

Cool Interior

Beautiful Antiques

Underground of Einstein Tower

This huge darkroom, 20 meters deep and with black painted walls, is the underground spectrometer room. It houses old observation equipment and astronomical heritage.

Crystron-Zero

Crystron-Zero, HOYA Corporation

Zero-expansion Glass

Old Precious Observation Equipment

The Camera Lens of a Spectroscope

Solar Eclipse Observation

The Big Camera used for Solar Eclipse Observation

The Various Cameras used for Solar Eclipse Observation

Type 1 Shooting Inspection Camera
Showa 18 (1943) Made by Rokuoh-sha

The Old Tenmon Geppo (Astronomical Monthly Report) Collection

From the 45th Volume (1952) to the 47th Volume (1954)

Fourier Spectrometer

Fourier Spectrometer

Observation Equipment

Hilger Spectrometer

Field Notebook

Refracting Telescope 48 cm Objective Lens

Distilled Water Bottle

Distilled Water Bottle

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