Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory
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| Location | Kumakōgen, Ehime Prefecture | ||
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Kumakōgen's location
The Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory (Obs. code: 360) is located at Kumakōgen in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
The observatory is in the Furusato Country Open Air Museum that incorporates the Seiten Castle (sei ten means "fine weather" and can also mean "star sky".)
Telescope
[edit | edit source]The observatory has a 60 cm aperture optical telescope.
Members of the public can book to observe at night, weather permitting.
Planetarium
[edit | edit source]A 40-seat planetarium is attached to the facility. Thirty-minute shows are conducted during the day.
Staff
[edit | edit source]The observatory's best known staff member is the prolific discoverer of asteroids, Akimasa Nakamura. [1][2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 10633 Akimasa at NASA JPL Small-Body Database accessed 4 August 2007
- ^ Comet images by Akimasa Nakamura Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine accessed 4 August 2007
External links
[edit | edit source]- Kuma Kogen Observatory home page – English version