2010.08.11
Japanese Antennas on the Two Transporters
At AOS, the antennas were moved by the transporters that were specially customized for ALMA.The picture shows the Japanese antennas on the two transporters.(Pi…
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2010.08.10
The number of the antennas increased to seven
An additional 12-m antenna was moved from OSF (2,900 asl.) to AOS (5,000 asl.) on August 7, bringing the total number of the antennas at AOS to seven.(Picture …
2010.08.06
The number of the antennas increased to six
An additional 12-m antenna was moved from OSF (2,900 asl.) to AOS (5,000 asl.) on July 26, bringing the total number of the antennas at AOS to six.(Picture pro…
2010.07.23
Summer Astronomy School for Children
The Summer Astronomy School for Children was held at the Mitaka Campus of NAOJ on July 22 and 23. Kengo Tachihara, a researcher of the ALMA-J Project Office ga…
2010.07.16
Workshop to commemorate the retirement of Professor Yoshihiro Chikada
The workshop to commemorate the retirement of Professor Yoshihiro Chikada was held at the Mitaka Campus of NAOJ. Professor Chikada, known as an inventor of the…
2010.07.01
Starry Bridge of the Milky Way
Before the moon appeared in the sky, I took a walk to a nearby valley for a little exercise after dinner. The Milky Way looked like a starry bridge over the va…
2010.06.16
2010 FIFA World Cup
Since Chile (the construction site of ALMA) participates in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the ALMA staff members in Santiago are glued to the TV screen when a match…
2010.06.02
Five Antennas at Array Operation Site
We started the Commissioning Science Verification with a total of five 12-meter diameter antennas including one newly arrived at AOS on May 31. It is really ov…
2010.05.29
Lecture at the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity
From May 28 through 30, the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity (JSTP) forum was held at the University of Electro-Communications. At the forum, Satoru …
2010.05.26
ALMA Booth at the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting
From May 23 through 28, the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010 was held in the international exhibition hall at Makuhari Messe, and NAOJ set up a booth featu…
2010.05.25
Surface Accuracy Measurement of the 7-meter Diameter Antenna
To receive weak radio waves from the universe, the antenna surface needs to be extremely smooth, and the surface roughness is required about the same as the th…
2010.05.24
ALMA Building Completion Ceremony
On May 24, the completion ceremony of the ALMA Building was held in NAOJ Mitaka Campus. At the Building, the East Asian ALMA Regional Center (ARC) is set up to…
2010.05.22
Lecture on the Stars: The Universe Explored by ALMA, the Ultimate Radio Telescope
On May 22, a lecture titled “Lecture on the Stars” was held at Katsushika City Museum in Tokyo. Dr. Ken’ichi Tatematsu, Japanese ALMA Projec…
2010.05.18
First Japanese 7-m antenna assembled is being evaluated now
The first Japanese 7-m antenna was assembled at OSF (altitude of 2900 m), and then is being evaluated now. The first Japanese 7-m antenna assembled looks very …
2010.05.01
ALMA Antennas Covered with Snow
Array Operations Site in Chile had an unexpected snowfall from the end of April to the beginning of May, in contrast to the recent summer-like heat in Japan. …
2010.04.21
ALMA Science Operations IPT Meeting
From April 20 through 22, the ALMA Science Operations IPT (Integrated Product Team) meeting was held at Mitaka Campus of NAOJ to discuss the science operations…
2010.03.22
"A bit of Science" at Miraikan
From March 20 through 22, an event titled “A bit of Science” was held by volunteers at Miraikan (The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innov…
2010.03.19
Japanese ALMA Antennas were nicknamed "IZAYOI"
On March 2, 2010, the ALMA-Japan Antenna Nickname Selection Committee (chaired by Leiji Matsumoto) nicknamed the Japanese ALMA antennas “IZAYOI” af…
2010.03.09
ASAC Meeting in Mitaka
From March 9 through 10, the ALMA Science Advisory Committee (ASAC) meeting was held at the NAOJ Mitaka Campus. On the first day, the committee members made a …
2010.03.03
ALMA Band 10 development team won the Super Conductor Science and Technology Award
ALMA Band 10 development team members received the Super Conductor Science and Technology Award from the Society of Non-Traditional Technology for their succes…
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