An advanced constellation camera called “i-CAN” was installed in the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF) and started its operation. The “i-CAN” is more of a high sensitive webcam than a telescope, which was developed by a research group centered on Kumamoto University. The camera can be remotely tilted and panned via internet, and has a 70-degree field angle in diagonal direction, which allows observation similar to that with the naked eye. If this kind of device is used in a classroom, we can see the stars in the southern sky from Japan even in the daytime taking advantage of the time difference. The installed i-CAN is available for free, and you can use it on the spot unless occupied. Image browsing is accessible to anybody and anytime. The picture shows Seiichi Sakamoto setting the star camera on the roof of the OSF.
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