2011.11.17
Fourth Japanese 7-m Antenna Installed at AOS
On October 30, the fourth Japanese 7-m antenna was transported from the Operations Support Facility at 2900 m asl to the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m…
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2011.11.07
Last Three Japanese 7-m Antennas Arrives in Chile
The last three of twelve Japanese 7-m antennas arrived at the Port of Mejillones in northern Chile on October 17. They were shipped from the Port of Kobe on S…
2011.11.07
EPO Workshop on Radio Astronomy
From November 6 through 8, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) held a workshop for students and those engaged in scientific education and pub…
2011.11.04
Successful Interferometer Test with Three Japanese 7-m Antennas and ACA Correlator
On October 23, an interferometer test was conducted using three Japanese 7-m antennas and a Japanese correlator installed at the Array Operations Site (AOS) at…
2011.11.01
Paper Antenna carried by Paper Transporter
These paper Japanese 12-m antenna and transporter were made for the explanation of the ALMA Array Operations Site (5000 m asl) at the diorama exhibition corner…
2011.10.31
22 Antennas at AOS
On October 19, the third European 12-m antenna was transported from the Operations Support Facility (OSF) at 2900 m asl to the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5…
2011.10.31
Mitaka Open House Day 2011
The open house event was held at the Mitaka Campus of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) on October 21 and 22. Although it rained on both da…
2011.10.20
Twenty Antennas at AOS
On September 14, the second European 12-m antenna was transported from the Operations Support Facility (OSF) at 2900 m asl to the Array Operations Site (AOS) a…
2011.10.18
ALMA Telescope Featured in NHK Today's Close-up
The ALMA Telescope will be featured in an NHK news program “Today’s Close-up” (“Close-up Gendai” in Japanese) today. The program …
2011.10.17
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 …
2011.10.13
Planetarium Creator Takayuki Ohira Visits ALMA Site
Takayuki Ohira who developed the world’s most advanced planetarium projector called “MEGASTAR” visited the ALMA site in Chile from June to Ju…
2011.10.10
3rd Tokyo International Science Festival
From October 8 through 10, the closing event of the 3rd Tokyo International Science Festival was held at the Panasonic Center in Ariake, Tokyo. At this three-d…
2011.10.07
Second Japanese 7-m Antenna Installed at AOS
On September 4, the second Japanese 7-m antenna was transported to the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m asl from the Operations Support Facility (OSF) at …
2011.10.03
ALMA Opens Its Eyes
The most powerful millimeter/submillimeter-wavelength telescope in the world opens for business and reveals its first image Humanity’s most complex grou…
2011.09.30
ALMA Progress Report Meeting at the Start of Early Science Operations
On September 30, the ALMA-J Project Office held an internal progress report meeting to celebrate the start of the ALMA Early Science Operations at the NAOJ Mit…
2011.09.29
Last Three Japanese 7-m Antennas Shipped to Chile
On August 26, last three 7-m antennas manufactured by Japan were shipped to Chile from an assembly plant in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The road in front of the p…
2011.09.13
First Japanese 7-m Antenna Installed at AOS
On August 25, the first 7-m antenna manufactured by Japan was transported to the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m asl from the Operations Support Facility…
2011.09.12
Moonlit Antennas and the Southern Cross
The picture shows the ALMA Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m asl on the night of September 4. Under the starry sky, the antennas are shining brightly refle…
2011.09.08
ALMA East Asia Development Workshop 2011
On September 8, ALMA East Asia Development Workshop 2011 was held at the NAOJ Mitaka Campus with about 40 participants including researchers and engineers from…
2011.09.02
Successful Interferometer Test with Japanese 7-m and 12-m Antennas at AOS
On September 2, an interferometer test was conducted with the first Japanese 7-m and first 12-m antennas at the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m asl and i…
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