2007.02.07
Health check before the visit to AOS
People must have a health check just before visiting the Array Operation Site of ALMA at an altitude higher than 5000 m. They are required to submit a written …
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2007.02.04
JAO appointed ALMA Project Scientist and Deputy Project Scientist
We are happy to announce the appointments of the remaining Key Staff of the Joint ALMA Office (JAO): Prof. Richard Hills as the ALMA Project Scientist, and Dr.…
2007.01.31
Lecture hosted by the Japan-Chile Association
The Japan-Chile Association hosted a lecture titled ALMA Observatory in AtacamaEin Hibiya, downtown Tokyo, and the lecture hall was filled to near-capacity wit…
2007.01.27
14th ALMA Public Lecture
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Kumamoto Civil Astronomical Observatory, the 14th ALMA Public Lecture titled Universe explored by the gigantic radio …
2007.01.24
Asian Radio Astronomy Winter School 2007
From January 22 though 26, Asian Radio Astronomy Winter School 2007 is being held at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. This event attracted about…
2007.01.22
Clearer View of Comet McNaught
Comet McNaught, further moving away from the sun, has begun to reveal its entire shape. The picture shows Comet McNaught captured by the constellation camera R…
2007.01.20
Comet McNaught appeared
Comet McNaught, passing over the perihelion, brightened up and went away to the direction invisible from the northern hemisphere; it came out again in the sout…
2007.01.19
Framework construction of workshop area started at OSF
At the Operations Support Facility (OSF), the framework of the workshop area is being built at a rapid pace. The picture shows the workshop area under construc…
2007.01.18
Holography tower at OSF has been completed
At the Operations Support Facility (OSF), the holography tower has been completed. This tower will be used for radio holography (a method to measure the distor…
2007.01.17
7th Millimeter/submillimeter Receiver Workshop
From January 17 though 19 at Osaka Prefecture University, the 7th receiver workshop titled Workshop on the Development of Low-noise Receiver Technology at Mill…
2007.01.16
Transporter FDR
From January 16 thorough 17, Antenna Transporter FDR (final design review) is being held in Germany. From Japan, Junji Inatani, research expert of ALMA-J anten…
2007.01.06
13th ALMA Public Lecture
On January 6, the 13th ALMA Public Lecture titled Universe explored by the gigantic radio telescope in the AndesEwas held at the Shizuoka City Culture Hall. Th…
2007.01.04
NAOJ Director General's new year speech
The annual new year speech by Director General of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan at Mitaka was televised to Mizusawa, Nobeyama and Okayama. He …
2006.12.25
Existence of a young monster galaxy in more recent times 8.8 B years ago
A huge amount of molecular gas (the fuel for star formation) was detected in a monster galaxy dating back 8.8 billion years by the RAINBOW Interferometer at No…
2006.12.22
Bending tests of cables
Comparing a telescope to a human body, while components such as receivers are internal organs, cables to connect them are blood vessels that have very importan…
2006.12.21
ALMA-J All-Hands Meeting
The ALMAJ All-Hands Meeting (and yearend party) was held. In the meeting, we shared the vision toward next year by reviewing this years achievements and curren…
2006.12.12
The death of Pinochet
Former president of Chile, Augusto Pinochet, who led the military junta for 16 and half years, died at a military hospital about around 2:00 pm on December 10.…
2006.12.09
Installation of fire extinguishing equipment
In Chile, December 8 is a national holiday called “Inmaculada Concepcion (Immaculate Conception)”. As the day is followed by Saturday (Dec. 9) and …
2006.12.08
Work in the antenna maintenance area at the OSF
At the Operations Support Facility (OSF), a large-scale construction of the antenna maintenance area (and others) is going on. The picture shows the maintenanc…
2006.12.07
Critical Design Review of the ACA Correlator
The critical design review (CDR) of the ACA correlator developed by the NAOJ was held on December 6 and 7 at the MAOJ Mitaka campus, and the design was approve…
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