Makaliʻi in Hawai'i : twenty years of the Subaru telescope project : a challenge to reach the edge of the universe / Keiichi Kodaira ; translated by Kyoji Nariai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kodaira, Keiichi, author.

Contributor:

SPIE (Society), publisher.

Series:

SPIE Press monograph ; PM407.

SPIE Press monograph ; PM407

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Subaru Telescope.

Infrared telescopes--Hawaii--Manua Kea--Design and construction.

Infrared telescopes.

Large astronomical telescopes--Japan.

Large astronomical telescopes.

Astronomical observatories--Hawaii.

Astronomical observatories.

Large astronomical telescopes--Design and construction.

Large astronomical telescopes--History.

Astronomy--Research--History.

Astronomy.

Astronomical instruments--Design and construction.

Astronomical instruments.

Genre:

Memoirs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 264 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

2026 revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Bellingham, Washington (1000 20th St. Bellingham WA 98225-6705 USA) : SPIE, 2026.

Language Note:

Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

"The word Makaliʻi used in the title of this book is the Hawaiian name of the star cluster Pleiades. In Japan, it is known as Subaru. Early in the 1980s, the Japan National Large Telescope project was launched to build a large telescope at the best astronomical site possible. The size of the mirror was 7.5 m at the start of the project. It was changed to 8.2 m as the project proceeded and the name changed to the Subaru Telescope. Hawaiʻi, said to be one of the three best astronomical sites on Earth, was selected as the site. The Subaru Telescope was completed in 1998. Keiichi Kodaira, Director General of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, kept records from various aspects of the project and wrote a book in Japanese two years after the completion of the Subaru Telescope. His aim was to document the project so that the younger generation might learn something from his experiences. Based on the success of the Japanese version, the book was translated by Kyoji Nariai into English. In the end, astronomers are humans, and in his unique memoir, Kodaira includes many personal as well as technical observations. This delightfully engaging mix makes the book attractive to non-specialists as well, giving the general public insight into the people and facilities that have reshaped our understanding of the Universe."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction to the 2026 Revised Edition Distributed by SPIE Press

Introductory Words to the Digital English Version by the Author

Foreword to 2016 e-book

Preface to the English Version

Chapter 1.: Dream for a Large Telescope

Chapter 2.: Looking Forward Beyond the Border

Chapter 3.: Tackling the High-Tech Engineering

Chapter 4.: No Law to Forbid It

Chapter 5.: Let's Create an Eye for Mankind

Chapter 6.: Astro Heart

Chapter 7.: In the Storm of Reform

Postscript

Appendix (Added for the 2016 English Edition)

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (SPIE eBooks Website, viewed 2026-09-10)

ISBN:

9784908895036

OCLC:

1615587037