http://www.naoj.org/ Subaru is an 8.2-meter optical-infrared telescope at the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), National Institutes of Natural Sciences. en Copyright (c) Subaru Telescope, NAOJ Announcements http://www.naoj.org/Kids_Island/Quiz4/quiz_e.html Subaru Kids Island: Quiz 4 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:00:00 -1000 Announcements http://www.naoj.org/Announce/2012/05/15/index.html JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - SUBARU BILINGUAL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Tue, 15 May 2012 09:00:00 -1000 Science Results http://www.naoj.org/Pressrelease/index_2012.html#120504 Using the Subaru Telescope, a team of astronomers led has discovered the most distant protocluster of galaxies ever found—one that existed less than one billion years after the Big Bang. This discovery of a protocluster in the early Universe advances our understanding of how large-scale structures form and how galaxies evolve. Fri, 4 May 2012 09:00:00 -1000 Topics http://www.naoj.org/Topics/2012/04/30/index.html A research team of Japanese astronomers led by Dr. Hideaki Fujiwara (Subaru Telescope) has discovered a main-sequence star that is surrounded by a rare disk of quartz dust. Wed, 2 May 2012 09:00:00 -1000 Topics http://www.naoj.org/Topics/2012/05/02/index.html Physician by day and amateur astronomer by night, Robert Gendler has established himself as an eminent astrophotographer whose images have appeared as the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) more than eighty times since 2000. His most recent APOD appeared on April 20, 2012 and displays a stunning image of M57 (The Ring Nebula), based on data from the Subaru Telescope and the Hubble Legacy Archive. Wed, 2 May 2012 09:00:00 -1000 Topics http://www.naoj.org/Topics/2012/05/01/index.html On April 1, 2012 Dr. Nobuo Arimoto began his official term as Director of the Subaru Telescope, following Dr. Hideki Takami's previous term of service as Director. The staff witnessed the transition at the Director's Report Meeting on April 4, 2012 and gathered together during a reception after the meeting to show their appreciation for Dr. Takami's contributions as the former director and to welcome Dr. Arimoto as the new director. Tue, 1 May 2012 09:00:00 -1000 Announcements http://www.naoj.org/Kids_Island/Quiz3/quiz_e.html Subaru Kids Island: Quiz 3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -1000 Topics http://www.naoj.org/Topics/2012/04/18/index.html During one cold morning in December 2011 a cloud was at just the right height at the summit of Mauna Kea to clearly demonstrate how the air flows around the cylindrical enclosure of the Subaru Telescope. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -1000 Announcements http://www.naoj.org/Announce/2012/04/18/index.html Special call for Proposals Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -1000 Announcements http://www.naoj.org/Announce/2012/04/13/index.html JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - SUMMIT TELESCOPE TECHNICIAN I Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -1000