2006.11.25
Construction of Holography Tower at OSF
Construction of a holography tower has started in the area 300 meters away from the assembly sites of the Japanese and North American antennas at the OSF. The …
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2006.11.14
International Conference "Science with ALMA" (2)
On the second day of the International Conference “Science with ALMA” ,the topics related to the formation of stars and the planetary system and to…
2006.11.13
International Conference "Science with ALMA" (1)
From November 13 through 17, the International Conference titled “Science with ALMA: A New Era for Astrophysics” is being held in Madrid, Spain. Th…
2006.11.09
ALMA Board
From November 9 through 10, the ALMA Board was held in Madrid, Spain. Fom Japan, Shoken Miyama (Director General of NAOJ) attended the meeting with ALMA-J exec…
2006.11.01
A fixed-point web camera at the OSF
A fixed-point web camera, installed in the construction site of the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF), has started operation, and its real-time images are…
2006.10.26
1st East Asia ALMA Science Advisory Committee
The 1st East Asia ALMA Science Advisory Committee was held at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan with the committee members and observers from Japa…
2006.10.11
Exterior finish work of the AIV Temporary Building
At the Operations Support Facility (OSF), the construction of a temporary building has been underway next to the office container. This building will be used t…
2006.09.09
Work at height at altitude
Work at height at altitude is one of the toughest works in the ALMA project. On the rooftop of the AOS (Array Operation Site) Technical Building, installation …
2006.09.08
Interior finish work of the AOS Technical Building
At the Array Operation Site (5,000m asl.), the interior finish work of the AOS building is proceeding along with the installation of lightning rods and fuel ta…
2006.09.05
Extension of contractors' camp at the OSF
At the ALMA OSF (Operations Support Facility), extension work of the contractors’ camp is under way. The new facilities will accommodate additional 300 c…
2006.09.04
Foundations for Japanese antenna assembly almost completed
Antenna foundations at the Japanese antenna assembly site are almost completed at the Operations Support Facility (OSF). The picture shows one of the four ante…
2006.08.24
ALMA meeting and defining planets at the IAU General Assembly
The meeting titled “ALMA era for astrophysics begins” was held at the venue of the General Assembly of International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Pr…
2006.08.21
ALMA Exhibition Booth at the IAU General Assembly in Prague
The triennial General Assembly of International Astronomical Union (IAU) is held in Prague, Czech Republic, from August 14 through 25. This meeting is drawing …
2006.08.17
ALMA Video-4 "Interview with Norio Kaifu about ALMA" was released.
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2006.07.28
4th ALMA Science Working Group Meeting
On July 27 and 28, 4th ALMA Science Working Group Meeting (as well as 2nd Japan-Taiwan ALMA Science Meeting) was held at NAOJ in Mitaka, and, about 70 research…
2006.07.21
Concrete placing for antenna foundations at assembly site completed
At the OSF (Operations Support Facility) at 2900 m asl, concrete placing for the antenna foundation at the Japanese antenna assembly site has been completed. T…
2006.06.19
Antenna foundation work started at the OSF
At the OSF (Operations Support Facility) at 2900 m asl, foundation work has started for the construction of the Japanese and North American antennas. The pictu…
2006.06.15
ACA correlator engineers' visit to the AOS
Two engineers from the Japanese manufacture of the ACA correlator visited the lodging facility at the OSF (Operations Support Facility) and the ACA correlator …
2006.06.14
ALMA Board in Santiago
From June 13 through 14, ALMA Board was held in Santiago. Shoken Miyama, Director General of NAOJ, attended the meeting as a board member representing Japan, w…
2006.05.16
Planetary science session
In planetary science session on the third day of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2006, Tomohiko Sekiguchi, postdoctoral fellow, gave a presentation on ALMA incl…
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