At Chubu University, the "Chubu University Observatory Astronomical Observatory" is newly established in a corner of the Kasugai Campus, complete with a reflecting telescope with a diameter of 30 cm. On May 2017, 5, the opening ceremony was held inviting Mr. Masahiko Hayashi, the director of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and Mr. Takao Doi, an astronaut and a visiting professor at Chubu University's Institute of Founding Studies.
After the opening ceremony, a commemorative lecture was held, and from Mr. Masahiko Hayashi, the director of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, about the transition of the view of space from ancient times to the present, Mr. Takao Doi, an astronaut, took the 87th space shuttle "Columbia". The story of Japan's first EVA was told.
The newly established astronomical observatory has a reflecting telescope with a diameter of 4 cm and a refracting telescope with a diameter of 30 cm installed in an astronomical observation dome with a diameter of 15 m.In the seminar room attached to the dome, a projector that can project a 140-inch size stereoscopic image is installed on the wall surface, and you can also appreciate the 3D planetarium.
The astronomical observatory was set up on campus with the aim of developing the mechanical engineering technology accumulated on campus into the development of observation equipment by having science students come into contact with it.In addition, we will hold classes not only for science students but also for liberal arts students who aim to become teachers and hold astronomical observation meetings with citizen participation, aiming to function as a place where people of a wide range of generations of various genres can learn. ..
