astronomy

Kitami Observatory

Kitami Observatory is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kitami Observatory rather than just read about it. In short: Kitami Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Kitami-Abashiri Region Cultural Centre in eastern Hokkaidō, Japan. Its observatory code is 400.

Key takeaways

Kitami Observatory belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Kitami Observatory to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kitami Observatory from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kitami Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Kitami-Abashiri Region Cultural Centre in eastern Hokkaidō, Japan. Its observatory code is 400. It is 0.72344 Earth radii from the rotation axis and +0.68811 Earth radii from the equatorial plane, 143.7827 degrees east of Greenwich. The amateur astronomers Atsushi Takahashi and Kazuro Watanabe discovered many asteroids here. As of 2012, 680 discoveries have been made at Kitami.

See also Kin Endate List of observatories List of asteroid-discovering observatories Tetsuya Fujii

Notes

External links Kitami Region Museum of Science History and Art Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine official website (in Japanese)

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kitami Observatory

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kitami Observatory claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kitami Observatory before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kitami Observatory ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kitami Observatory

In research: Kitami Observatory appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kitami Observatory in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kitami Observatory is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1987 establishments in Japan, Astronomical observatories in Japan, Astronomical observatory stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kitami Observatory outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Kitami Observatory in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Kitami Observatory means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Kitami Observatory out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Kitami Observatory in simple terms?

Kitami Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Kitami-Abashiri Region Cultural Centre in eastern Hokkaidō, Japan. Its observatory code is 400.

Why does Kitami Observatory matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kitami Observatory?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Kitami Observatory.