Third Japanese 7-m Antenna Installed at AOS

On September 26, the third Japanese 7-m antenna was transported to the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m asl from the Operations Support Facility at 2900m asl where final adjustment of the antenna had been made.

The picture below shows the third 7-m antenna carried by the transporter with the Licancabur volcano (5916 m asl) in the background. [Photographed by Masaaki Hiramatsu (NAOJ)]

The third 7-m antenna was installed close to the first and second ones at the AOS.
[Photographed by Teruomi Tsuno (NAOJ)]

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