Various astronomical events are held at Time Dome Akashi, a planetarium hall in Akashicho's Local Tenmonkan.
May 18 (Saturday) event "Let's see the Moon and Saturn!" I applied in advance and was notified of the winning, so I participated. At 6:00 pm reception starts, first at the planetarium hall on the 6th floor, a commentator will explain the celestial body seen on that day. He told me what direction the moon and Saturn look in, and the constellations that can be seen in this season at the same time. The planetarium has been to the planetarium in Shibuya since I was in kindergarten. It is somewhat nostalgic and exciting to look for constellations in the night sky while looking at the star chart.
While being explained at the planetarium hall, on the rooftop where the astronomical telescope was installed, the person in charge was checking until just before whether it could be seen. On this day, it was warm and cheerful during the day, and it was pleasant enough to spend a short sleeve, but the wind began to blow near the evening and clouds came out. For the time being, I went up to the rooftop because I could see it, and when I looked at it with the naked eye, the moon was hazy, but the crater was clearly confirmed with the astronomical telescope. By the way, the astronomical telescope was made by MEADE (Mead). The stars could not be easily seen with the naked eye, but we barely began to see what glowing above the St. Luke's Tower, so we quickly changed the direction of the telescope and connected them until Saturn appeared. We confirmed the first-class star "Ark Tors", which is part of the constellation Virginia and part of the large curve in spring. It glowed orange and sparkling!
The clouds were not easy to cut, the wind became strong and cold, the end time was approaching, and when I gave up saying that it was impossible today, I finally saw something that glowed in the appropriate direction! When I turned the direction of the astronomical telescope to Saturn again, I saw it! ! Is it just about 2mm? However, I was able to confirm the ring firmly!
Hospitals and high-rise apartments are lined up around the area, so participants could not take photos due to consideration for the neighborhood, and unfortunately I could not tell the state of the viewing party, but there were many parents and children. In addition, this astronomical observatory is limited to those who live or work in Chuo-ku, but there are many events that anyone can participate, so if you are interested in astronomy, please check the annual schedule and participate Please give me!
Time Dome Akashi (Chuo Ward Local Tenmonkan)
http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/sisetugaido/timedomeakashi/index.html
Location
12-1, Akashicho, Chuo-ku
