2008.02.21
Total Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse was observed during the nighttime in Chile (the daytime in Japan time). We successfully took clear images of the eclipse, though clouds c…
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2008.02.21
A total lunar eclipse was observed during the nighttime in Chile (the daytime in Japan time). We successfully took clear images of the eclipse, though clouds c…
2008.02.15
From February 7 through 15, the first receiver was installed into the ACA antenna. To safely install the receiver weighing about 1 ton, we had to make a delibe…
2008.02.05
The photo shows the night sky over the Operations Support Facility (OSF). At the center of the Milky Way is the Southern Cross, and its lower black regions are…
2008.02.04
This photo shows AIV (Assembly, Integration, and Verification) Team members playing soccer after Sunday lunch at an altitude of 2900 meters. In order to increa…
2008.01.16
During the summer season in Atacama, we sometimes have heavy rains and thunderstorms. The period from January through February is called “Altiplanic Wint…
2007.12.19
ACA Correlator and its Monitor and Control System made by Fujitsu Co. Ltd. were installed at ALMA Array Operations Site (alt. 5000 m).
2007.12.06
The characters “ACA” (Atacama Compact Array) were drawned by photographing Jupiter with antenna moving. One of the first three Japanese ACA antenna…
2007.10.12
Japan is responsible for manufacturing 16 antennas in total for ALMA. The first three Japanese antennas assembled looked very beautiful.
2007.10.04
At the ALMA Operations Support Facility in Chile, the first driving test of the Japanese ACA 12-m Antenna #1 was carried out. The antenna monitor and control s…
2007.09.19
From September 18 through 19, the ALMA Head of Administration Meeting was held at NAOJ in Mitaka, Tokyo, jointly by the Joint ALMA Office (JAO) in Chile and th…
2007.09.10
From September 10 through 12, a three-day joint external review of the ALMA project was held in Santiago, Chile. From Japan, 7 people attended the meeting: Nob…
2007.08.25
Nobeyama Radio Observatory held a special open day event on Saturday, and attracted as many as 2695 people this year. At the ALMA booth, we presented mini-lect…
2007.08.13
On the third day of Omoshiro Science Fair and the final day of the ALMA event, Tomohiko Sekiguchi (research expert at ALMA-J Project Office) gave a presentatio…
2007.08.12
On the second day of OMOSHIRO Science Fair, the ALMA event is continuously being held. In the afternoon, the 17th ALMA Public Lecture titled “Mysteries o…
2007.08.11
From August 11 through 13, as part of OMOSHIRO Science Fair (“OMOSIRO” means “exciting” in Japanese) which is being held at the Tsukuba…
2007.08.09
ALMA antennas are assembled at the OSF (Operations Support Facility) at 2900 meters, and completed antennas are transported by a dedicated transporter to the A…
2007.07.29
The 16th ALMA Public Lecture titled “Mysteries of the Galaxies and Planets Explored by ALMA” was held in the Science Hall of the Sapporo Science Ce…
2007.07.23
Three Japanese 12-meter antennas were shipped from Tamashima Port in Okayama, Japan to Mejillones Port in northern Chile, after completing the manufacturing pr…
2007.07.11
From July 9 through 11, an internal user test of CASA (Common Astronomical Software Applications) was conducted in the headquarters of European Southern Observ…
2007.06.21
At the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan in Mitaka, “UN/ESA/NASA Workshop on Basic Space Science and the International Heliophysical Year 2007&r…
Dr. Akimasa Kataoka at NAOJ received the Young Scientists’ Award, 2025 Commendation for Science and Technology by the M…
Takafumi Tsukui at the Australian National University (currently Tohoku University) received Inoue Research Award for Y…
The ACA Spectrometer development team has received the NAOJ Director General’s Award in the Technical and Development C…