Astronomical observatories in Japan

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Japanese private astronomical observatory

thumb|318px|Overview of the Hyper-Kamiokande experiment

astronomical observatory in Japan

Japanese astronomical observatory

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observatory in Japan

The Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector (KAGRA) is a large-scale physics experiment designed to detect gravitational waves predicted by the general theory of relativity. It is located underground at the Kamioka Observatory which is near the Kamioka section of the city of Hida in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. KAGRA is a Michelson interferometer with 3-km arm length and is designed to eventually be able to observe gravitational wave signatures from binary neutron star mergers at a distance of up to ~150 Mpc .

gravitational wave detector

astronomical observatory in Japan

observatory in Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan

astronomical observatory in Japan

astronomical observatory in Japan

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Japanese astronomical observatory

observatory in Hokkaido, Japan

CLIO (Cryogenic Laser Interferometer Observatory) is a prototype detector for gravitational waves. It is testing cryogenic mirror technologies for the Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector (KAGRA). It is located in Japan.