Subaru Telescope

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/subaru-telescope

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is Subaru Telescope known for?World's largest monolithic primary mirror upon commissioning
2. How high is Subaru Telescope?4,205 meters (13,796 feet)
3. What is the location?Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii, USA
4. What is the primary mirror diameter?8.2 meters (320 inches)
5. What is the Subaru Telescope and why is it called Subaru?The Subaru Telescope is a giant eye in the sky that looks at stars and planets. It is named Subaru, the Japanese word for the Pleiades star cluster, linking science to culture.
6. Where is the Subaru Telescope located and why is that place special?It sits high on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, 4,205 meters above sea level. The thin, dry air and dark skies there let it see clearer and brighter than most ground telescopes.

Monolithic Primary Mirror: A single, solid piece of glass forming the main light-collecting surface of a telescope.
Atmospheric Turbulence: The chaotic movement of air that distorts light passing through Earth's atmosphere.
Adaptive Optics: Technology that corrects for atmospheric distortion to produce sharper astronomical images.
Exoplanet: A planet that orbits a star outside of our own solar system.