Autumn at Mitaka Campus

Mitaka Forest

Photoelectric Meridian Circle

The Observation Room of Photoelectric Meridian Circle

The photoelectric meridian circle is an observation facility with a specially equipped telescope (meridian circle) installed to determine the precise positioning of celestial objects.

The World Beyond the Door

Treasure Vault

Now, in order to establish the National Astronomical Museum, many pieces of astronomical observation equipment are collected in this building. Nakagiri opened the door of the storehouse and showed us the super collection.

Exhibition Model of the Norikura Solar Observatory

The Nikon 10 cm Coronagraph of Norikura Solar Observatory

Astronomical Observation Equipment

Great Historical Astronomical Observation Equipment

20 cm Brashear Astrograph, Made in U.S.A.

Solar Monochrome Heliograph, Made in France

Nikon 20 cm Refractor Telescope

This 20 cm Nikon telescope was in Utsunomiya University

NIPPON KOGAKU TOKYO

Schmidt Telescope

Another Nikon 20 cm Refractor Telescope

This 20 cm Nikon telescope was in Akita University

Very Old Japanese Schmidt Telescope

This painted black telescope is a Schmidt camera. Nakagiri discovered and rescued this from the corner of the warehouse!! This was the special camera which Nippon Kogaku developed for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1940s era.

Very Old Japanese Schmidt Telescope
Lens aperture: 19 cm
Focal length: 17 cm
Aperture ratio: 0.9

Shooting Star Astrograph by Four Nikkor 20 cm F3.5 Lenses

Historical Vintage Theodolites

Old Chronometers

Tokyo Astronomical Observatory

Historical Collections

65cm Refractor Telescope Imaging Camera

Wooden Photographic Plate Holder

95cm Honeycomb Lightweight Mirror

Theodolite

Tokyo Astronomical Observatory

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Chapter 0      Top Page
Chapter 1      Mitaka Campus
Chapter 2      Einstein Tower
Chapter 3      Big Telescope Dome
Chapter 4      Astronomy Instruments
Chapter 5      Observatory Today