The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has been working to increase public familiarity with astronomy. Here we introduce our outreach activities, including the development of interactive tools that make NAOJ data visible to the public.
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Usuda-Sato, K., Tsuzuki, H. & Yamaoka, H. Making ‘real astronomy’ visible to the public. Nat Astron 2, 692–694 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-018-0567-0
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