APRIL
13th – 19th is Science and Technology Week in
Japan
!
This special poster was created by Kumiko S. Usuda, Ph.D., an outreach
scientist at Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
(NAOJ). “The 400 years of the
Astronomical Telescope” poster is distributed through museums all over Japan during
the Science and Technology Week. The week is promoted by Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to raise people’s awareness of
science and technology. This year also happens to be the International Year of
Astronomy in honor of the 400th anniversary since Galileo used the
first telescope to study the skies. In addition, Subaru Telescope celebrates
the 10 th anniversary since its first light on Mauna
Kea.
Following the history
of development over the past 400 years, this poster tells the story of the
telescope: From the first telescope used by Galileo in 1609 to the giants such
as Subaru used by modern astronomers today, our means of studying the Universe
has advanced by leaps and bounds. In the 400 years, the telescope has grown up
to 300 times bigger, and with these giant telescopes we can see objects 100,000
times fainter.
In honor of this
event in Japan, and the hard
work of one Mauna Kea’s dedicated scientists and educators, we proudly display
this poster here at the Mauna Kea Visitor
Information Station.
