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Subaru Telescope is the 8.2-metre telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, located at the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii. It is named after the open star cluster known in English as the Pleiades. It had the largest monolithic primary mirror in the world from its commissioning until the Large Binocular Telescope opened in 2005.
  • Built: Completed 1998
  • Part of: Mauna Kea Observatories · National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
  • Location(s): Mauna Kea, Mauna Kea, Hawaii, US
  • Organization: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
  • Observatory code: T09
  • Altitude: 4,139 m (13,579 ft)
  • Wavelength: Optical/Infrared

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