Facility Photographs
First Launch of New Laser Guide Star System (1)
April 4, 2022
First Launch of New Laser Guide Star System (2)
Hyper Suprime-Cam at Subaru telescope's prime focus (1)
July 1, 2015
Hyper Suprime-Cam at Subaru telescope's prime focus (2)
Subaru Telescope under the golden sky of sunset, ready for observations
November 30, 1998
Sunrise-illuminated Subaru Telescope and Mauna Kea's shadow
November 29, 1998
Subaru Telescope enclosure under the moonlight
November 28, 1998
Panorama of the summit of Mauna Kea (2)
November 27, 1998
Panorama of the summit of Mauna Kea (1)
November 26, 1998
Subaru Telescope in the sunset (2)
November 25, 1998
Subaru Telescope in the sunset (1)
November 24, 1998
Subaru and observatories on the summit
November 23, 1998
Full view of telescope
November 22, 1998
The summit of Mauna Kea
November 21, 1998
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa (2)
November 20, 1998
Snow on the summit of Mauna Kea
November 19, 1998
Snow on Subaru Telescope
November 18, 1998
The summit of Mauna Kea in the snow (2)
November 17, 1998
The summit of Mauna Kea in the snow (1)
November 16, 1998
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa (1)
November 15, 1998
Domes on the summit of Mauna Kea3
November 14, 1998
Domes on the summit of Mauna Kea2
November 13, 1998
Domes on the summit of Mauna Kea1
November 12, 1998
Subaru Telescope (2)
November 11, 1998
Subaru Telescope (1)
Pleiades (Subaru in Japanese) and Subaru Telescope (2)
November 10, 1998
Pleiades (Subaru in Japanese) and Subaru Telescope (1)
Subaru Telescope under the blue sky
November 9, 1998
Moon, Venus, Jupiter, and Subaru's dome
The enclosure of Subaru Telescope (2)
November 8, 1998
The enclosure of Subaru Telescope (1)
The Subaru Telescope (4)
November 7, 1998
The Subaru Telescope (3)
The Subaru Telescope (2)
The Subaru Telescope (1)
The top-ring of the telescope
November 6, 1998
The cassegrain focus
November 5, 1998
The prime focus unit and primary mirror
November 4, 1998
The elevation rotational unit
November 3, 1998
Test of the primary mirror
November 2, 1998
The aluminized primary mirror
November 1, 1998
FMOS (2)
October 31, 1998
FMOS (1)
October 30, 1998
MOIRCS (2)
October 29, 1998
MOIRCS (1)
October 28, 1998
IRCS
October 27, 1998
COMICS (3)
October 26, 1998
COMICS (2)
October 25, 1998
COMICS (1)
October 24, 1998
FOCAS (4)
October 23, 1998
FOCAS (3)
October 22, 1998
FOCAS (2)
October 21, 1998
FOCAS (1)
October 20, 1998
Suprime-Cam (2)
October 19, 1998
Suprime-Cam (1)
October 18, 1998
HDS (2)
October 17, 1998
HDS (1)
October 16, 1998
AO188 (3)
October 15, 1998
AO188 (2)
October 14, 1998
AO188 (1)
October 13, 1998
Office Front Entrance
September 30, 1998
Front Steps and Sign
September 29, 1998
Remote Observing Room
September 28, 1998
Kukui Tree (State Tree of Hawaii)
September 27, 1998
Aerial View of the Hilo Office (5)
September 26, 1998
Aerial View of the Hilo Office (4)
September 25, 1998
Direction Pole (2)
September 24, 1998
The Hilo Office (2)
September 23, 1998
Simulator Room
September 22, 1998
Remote Control Room at the Hilo Office
September 21, 1998
Direction Pole (1)
September 20, 1998
Hilo Office Front Sign
September 19, 1998
Aerial View of the Hilo Office (3)
September 18, 1998
Aerial View of the Hilo Office (2)
September 17, 1998
The Hilo Office (1)
September 16, 1998
Aerial View of the Hilo Office (1)
September 15, 1998
Inserting the telescope body into the dome
August 31, 1998
Telescope parts that have arrived on the summit
August 30, 1998
Transportation of the mirror aluminizing chamber (2)
August 29, 1998
Transportation of the mirror aluminizing chamber (1)
August 28, 1998
Arrival of materials for Subaru at Kawaihae Harbor
August 27, 1998
The cargo-unloading at Kawaihae Harbor
August 26, 1998
The vacuum aluminizing chamber
August 25, 1998
An experiment to determine the enclosure design
August 24, 1998
The concrete pier and the foundation of the control building
August 23, 1998
The construction of the enclosure
August 22, 1998
The primary mirror blank made from the ULE glass material
August 21, 1998
The primary mirror being transported on the highway
August 20, 1998
The primary mirror being polished
August 19, 1998
The fully pre-assembled telescope in Japan
August 18, 1998
The primary mirror before aluminizing
August 17, 1998
The surface error on the primary mirror (the error is 0.000014 mm)
August 16, 1998
Test of the primary mirror (1)
August 15, 1998
Actuators
August 14, 1998
Actuators and the primary mirror
August 13, 1998
Staff conducting observations during First Light
August 12, 1998
View of the laser from the front of the enclosure
July 31, 1998
View of the laser from the catwalk around the bottom of the enclosure
July 30, 1998
View of the laser from the interior of the enclosure
July 29, 1998
View of the laser beam above the top windscreen in the enclosure
July 28, 1998
Looking up toward the laser guide star
July 27, 1998
The laser beam coming out of the top part of the Subaru Telescope
July 26, 1998
The source of the laser beam
July 25, 1998
July 24, 1998
The laser beam coming from Subaru Telescope's enclosure
July 23, 1998
The laser beams coming from the Subaru and Keck Telescopes
July 22, 1998
Lasers co-star on Mauna Kea (1)
July 20, 1998
Lasers co-star on Mauna Kea (2)
July 19, 1998
Lasers co-star on Mauna Kea (3)
July 18, 1998
Telescopes under the light of the Milky Way
July 17, 1998
Former Generation Instruments (3)
July 12, 1998
Former Generation Instruments (2)
July 11, 1998
Former Generation Instruments (1)
July 10, 1998
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