2010.04.21
ALMA Science Operations IPT Meeting
From April 20 through 22, the ALMA Science Operations IPT (Integrated Product Team) meeting was held at Mitaka Campus of NAOJ to discuss the science operations…
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2010.03.22
"A bit of Science" at Miraikan
From March 20 through 22, an event titled “A bit of Science” was held by volunteers at Miraikan (The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innov…
2010.03.19
Japanese ALMA Antennas were nicknamed "IZAYOI"
On March 2, 2010, the ALMA-Japan Antenna Nickname Selection Committee (chaired by Leiji Matsumoto) nicknamed the Japanese ALMA antennas “IZAYOI” af…
2010.03.09
ASAC Meeting in Mitaka
From March 9 through 10, the ALMA Science Advisory Committee (ASAC) meeting was held at the NAOJ Mitaka Campus. On the first day, the committee members made a …
2010.03.03
ALMA Band 10 development team won the Super Conductor Science and Technology Award
ALMA Band 10 development team members received the Super Conductor Science and Technology Award from the Society of Non-Traditional Technology for their succes…
2010.02.28
Rain and Ray
The picture shows the rays of sunlight streaming through clouds and blessed rain that brings water to earth [Picture and texts provided by George Kosugi].
2010.02.25
Second ACA antenna was transported to the JAO area
The second ACA 12-m antenna manufactured by Japan was transported from the Japanese site erection facility area to the OSF test facility area. The photo shows …
2010.02.23
Southern Cross seen from the window
Whereas it is in the middle of winter in Japan, we are now in summer in Chile, which is halfway around the world from Japan. One night when I lay on the bed wi…
2010.02.23
Big cactus
There is a field of big cactus on the way to the AOS from the OSF. The tallest one seems to be about 6 to 7 meters high. I wonder how many years it took them t…
2010.02.22
Gigantic Milky Way
Between Chile and Japan, there is a 12-hour time difference in summer. For some days after just arriving in Chile from Japan, I often awaken before dawn. In th…
2010.01.18
Visit of Former Astronaut Dr. Mohri to the ALMA site
On January 15, Dr. Mamoru Mohri, Director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) of Japan and the first Japanese astronaut, visit…
2010.01.05
Successful Three-Antenna Interferometry at ALMA 5000-meter Site
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has passed a key milestone crucial to producing the high-quality images that will be the trademark of t…
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