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Japan's Subaru telescope suspends operation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii in October 2008. Operation of the telescope has been suspended for repairs due to coolant leak trouble, the observatory said July 5, 2011.

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Japan's Subaru telescope suspends operation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an outside view of the Subaru telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii in October 2008. Operation of the telescope has been suspended for repairs due to coolant leak trouble, the observatory said July 5, 2011.

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Japanese Princess Sayako makes speech in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, speaks Sept. 17 during a ceremony at the top of Mt. Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island to mark the completion of construction there of Subaru, one of the world's largest optical-infrared telescopes, by Japan's National Astronomical Observatory.

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Japan's Princess Sayako observes heavens in Hawaii

HAWAII ISLAND, United States - Japan's Princess Sayako engages in a little nighttime astronomy with Subaru, one of the world's largest optical-infrared telescopes, at the top of Mt. Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island on Sept. 16 local time. The only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko is in Hawaii to attend a ceremony to mark the completion of the Japanese telescope.

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On the road again

The world's largest primary mirror for an optical-infrared telescope heads for the top of the 4,200-meter Mt. Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island on Oct. 5, continuing a trip that began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 8.2-meter-wide, 20-centimeter-thick mirror will be installed in the ''Subaru'' telescope being built by Japan's National Astronomical Observatory.

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Window to the stars

The world's largest primary mirror for an optical-infrared telescope arrives at Honolulu port Nov. 2 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 8.2-meter wide, 20-centimeter thick mirror will be transported to the 4,200-meter Mt. Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island, where it will be used in the ''Subaru'' telescope being built by Japan's National Astronomical Observatory.

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Hawaii activates National Guard amid Mauna Loa eruption

STORY: Hawaii activates National Guard amid Mauna Loa eruption DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, the United States CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the eruption of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano (courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard) STORYLINE: The eruption of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, the world's largest active volcano, has prompted Hawaii's National Guard to help as residents and tourists flock to witness the rare scene. Since its eruption on Nov. 27, Mauna Loa has been shooting jets of lava toward the sky and down the massive mountain. While officials said there is still no immediate risk to communities on Hawaii's Big Island, lava has now crept within 2 miles of the main highway connecting the eastern and western halves of the Big Island. "The leading edge of the lava flow continues to have minimal movement... and is approximately 2 miles from Daniel K. Inouye highway," the County of Hawaii's hazards website said Tuesday morning. "It does not pose a threat to any comm

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INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-SUMATRAN TIGER-EVACUATION

(220111) -- WEST SUMATRA, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A veterinary gives a medicine to a 3-year-old female wild Sumatran tiger inside a cage after it was rescued and evacuated by West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) from oil palm plantation for observation at Mauna Hilia village in Agam district, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan. 11, 2022. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-SUMATRAN TIGER-EVACUATION

(220111) -- WEST SUMATRA, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A 3-years-old female wild Sumatran tiger is seen inside a cage after it was rescued and evacuated by West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) from oil palm plantation for observation at Mauna Hilia village in Agam district, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan. 11, 2022. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-SUMATRAN TIGER-EVACUATION

(220111) -- WEST SUMATRA, Jan. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People carry a three-year-old female wild Sumatran tiger after it was rescued and evacuated by West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) from oil palm plantation for observation at Mauna Hilia village in Agam district, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Jan. 11, 2022. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)

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Subaru telescope captures 'halo' of nebula M57

TOKYO, Japan - The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) released Sept. 17 a picture showing a faint ''halo'' around nebula M57, or the Ring Nebula, some 1,600 light years away from Earth. The Subaru telescope at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the first one to successfully capture the halo surrounding the nebula's clear, white outer ring, NAOJ said.

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On the road again

The world's largest primary mirror for an optical-infrared telescope heads for the top of the 4,200-meter Mt. Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island on Oct. 5, continuing a trip that began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 8.2-meter-wide, 20-centimeter-thick mirror will be installed in the ''Subaru'' telescope being built by Japan's National Astronomical Observatory.

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Japan's Subaru telescope suspends operation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an outside view of the Subaru telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii in October 2008. Operation of the telescope has been suspended for repairs due to coolant leak trouble, the observatory said July 5, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Subaru telescope suspends operation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii in October 2008. Operation of the telescope has been suspended for repairs due to coolant leak trouble, the observatory said July 5, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Subaru Telescope in Hawaii

Photo taken in February 2019 shows the Subaru Telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan located on the summit of Hawaii island's Mauna Kea volcano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subaru Telescope in Hawaii

Photo taken in February 2019 shows the Subaru Telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan located on the summit of Hawaii island's Mauna Kea volcano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subaru Telescope in Hawaii

Photo taken Feb. 21, 2019, shows the Subaru Telescope located near the top of Hawaii Island's Mauna Kea volcano. The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan built the telescope in 1999. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Michitoshi Yoshida, head of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan's Hawaii office, speaks at an event marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of its Subaru Telescope on Feb. 20, 2019, on the Island of Hawaii. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Photo taken Feb. 21, 2019, shows the Subaru Telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan atop the summit of Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaii. The period of the telescope's observation has exceeded 20 years since its launch in January 1999. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Photo taken in October 2008 shows the Subaru Telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan on the Island of Hawaii. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Sayako makes speech in Hawaii

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Japanese Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, speaks Sept. 17 during a ceremony at the top of Mt. Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island to mark the completion of construction there of Subaru, one of the world's largest optical-infrared telescopes, by Japan's National Astronomical Observatory.

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Japan's Princess Sayako observes heavens in Hawaii

HAWAII ISLAND, United States - Japan's Princess Sayako engages in a little nighttime astronomy with Subaru, one of the world's largest optical-infrared telescopes, at the top of Mt. Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island on Sept. 16 local time. The only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko is in Hawaii to attend a ceremony to mark the completion of the Japanese telescope.

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Subaru telescope photographs protostars' jets

TOKYO, Japan - The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan released Aug. 24 this image of two parallel jets being emitted from a nebula which is 450 light years from Earth and believed to contain two protostars. The image was captured by the Subaru, one of the world's largest optical-infrared telescopes which is located at the summit of the Mt. Mauna Kea in Hawaii.

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Window to the stars

The world's largest primary mirror for an optical-infrared telescope arrives at Honolulu port Nov. 2 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 8.2-meter wide, 20-centimeter thick mirror will be transported to the 4,200-meter Mt. Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island, where it will be used in the ''Subaru'' telescope being built by Japan's National Astronomical Observatory. ==Kyodo