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Subaru Telescope : In News

Kumari Sonali

Subaru Telescope : In News

The Subaru Telescope recently captured a pair of interacting galaxies designated as NGC 5257 and NGC 5258.

  • Subaru Telescope is a Japanese 8.2-metre optical-infrared telescope.
  • It is located on the dormant volcano Mauna Kea (4,163 metres) on the island of Hawaii.
  • The telescope is named for the Japanese name for the Pleiades (a star cluster in the Taurus constellation) and is operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
  • Its powerful light-collecting capability can capture weak light from celestial objects.
  • To minimize air turbulence near the telescope, the dome that surrounds the telescope is cylindrical instead of a hemisphere, as is the case with most other observatories.
  • The Subaru Telescope has observed various celestial bodies, from nearby shooting stars to galaxies located 13.1 billion light years away.

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