How to Use NMH - Nature Museum Hokkaido

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The navigation bar links to the NMH Top Page, Search Hokkaido’s Starry Skies, About NMH, How to Use NMH, and our Site Policies.
Starry Skies Gallery (6 Areas)
A gallery of starry sky photos from different areas of Hokkaido.
You may select the area to view by using the buttons on the top right.
Sapporo’s Sunrise / Sunset, Moonrise / Moonset Times
Today and Tomorrow’s Hokkaido Regional Weather
Change region by using the drop-down selection menu on the right.
(Weather forecast provided by Weathernews)

Now Starry Sky
Now starry sky in Sapporo, Jozankei, Rikubetsu, Obihiro, Nayoro, Urakawa, Monbetsu, Hakodate can be seen.
Search Today’s Starry Sky
Please select area, and the time.
The search results screen will be shown.

At eight locations throughout Hokkaido, we have set up cameras allowing you to search the each area’s sky upon every hour.

Please select the day, time, and area.
You may search images from one hour before the current time.
Please select from the following areas: Sapporo, Jozankei, Rikubetsu, Obihiro, Nayoro, Urakawa, Monbetsu, Hakodate
The search results screen will be shown.
The selected time and date are shown at the top. An image of the skies at the selected time and area is shown in the middle. You may view images from one hour earlier or later by clicking the buttons on the left or right side. Thumbnail images of 24 hourly photos of the selected day and area can be found at the bottom. Clicking will display a full-size image. Further below, photos of the other areas for the selected date and time can be seen.