Obtaining the permission for filming and photographing at Subaru Telescope facilities are as follows:

1. There are two places that you can film: the base facility in Hilo and the Subaru Telescope at the summit of Mauna Kea. Please see "Place for filming" shown below.
   
   
2. Please down load an "Application for Filming of the Subaru Telescope" shown below, fill it, and send it to the Public Relations Office of the Subaru Telescope by FAX+1-808-934-5984 3 weeks before the filming date.
   
   
3. We will tell you whether the application for approved or not.
   
   
4. You will have to apply for liability insurance if approval. Please allow enough times for processing your request.
   
   
5. If you have any questions concerning filming, please please let Public Relations Office of the Subaru Telescope know with this form.
   
   
   

Application Form for Filming of the Subaru Telescope

• MS-Word (36 KB)
• PDF (23 KB)

If you cannot down load the application form, please let the Public Relations Office know with this form. We will send the form by FAX.


Please send the form to the address shown below by FAX or mail. We will decline the application by e-mail.

FAX:

Public Relations Office

+1-808-934-5984

Mail:

Public Relations Office

Subaru Telescope

650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo

Hawaii 96720, U.S.A.

 

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Places for Filming

1. Base facility (Hilo Office): The base facility is in Hilo in Hawaii island (the big island). You need to film with the staff of the Subaru Telescope. It takes about 20 min. from the Hilo International Airport to the base facility. It takes about two hours from the base facility to the Subaru Telescope at the summit of Mauna Kea. A four-wheel drive vehicle is mandatory for driving to the summit. Access to the Base Facility in Hilo
   
   
2. Subaru Telescope: The Subaru Telescope is an 8.2m optical-infrared telescope at the 4200m summit of Mauna Kea. You need to film with the staff of the Subaru Telescope. You cannot film after sunset as a rule because the telescopes at the summit starts its observation. For information on environment of the summit please check "Specifications of the Subaru Telescope."