2009.02.28
Sky of Altiplanic winter
As we are in the season of Altiplanic winter, clouds are drifted from the direction of Bolivia in the afternoon, and sometimes dense clouds cover the entire sk…
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2008.12.08
Starry Sky at the OSF
This beautiful sky was photographed at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF). The picture shows the Milky Way extending across the sky with the Large Mage…
2008.10.25
Mitaka Open Campus
NAOJ Mitaka Campus held its 2008 Open Campus on October 25. Even though it was unfortunately cloudy on the day and star gazing event was cancelled, Open Campus…
2008.09.08
Ancient Tomb at the NAOJ Mitaka Campus
At NAOJ in Mitaka, excavation of an ancient tomb has been underway since 2005. On September 8, the tomb was open to NAOJ staff for the first time, following th…
2008.09.04
Column "The Wind from the Andes" started.
The new column,”The Wind from the Andes” started. “The Wind from the Andes”
2008.08.23
Nobeyama Open Campus
NRO (Nobeyama Radio Observatory) held its 2008 Open Campus on August 23. Even though it was unfortunately raining, 2317 people visited this years Open Campus e…
2008.08.16
ALMA Public Lecture
On August 16, the 20th ALMA Public Lecture was held at the Kamo Planetarium in Kyoto, Japan. The lecture given by Seiichi Sakamoto, Professor at the Japan Aero…
2008.08.03
Antennas with a Myriad of Stars
This picture shows the night sky over the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF). The antennas are usually illuminated at night for safety, but tonight I turne…
2008.07.24
Milky Way at the OSF
On a cloudless sunny day, I had a chance to see the famous Atacama beautiful star-filled skyEat the Operation Support Facility (OSF). At night, while a North A…
2008.07.23
Flaming Sunset Clouds
Today it was calm and windless in contrast to a sand storm with a wind velocity of 20m/s or higher on the previous day. Clouds were growing thick from the afte…
2008.07.03
Radio Telescope under Construction in Peru
On July 3, an international workshop was held in honor of Professor Mutsumi Ishitukas 50 years of research in Peru at the Sycaya Astronomical Radio Observatory…
2008.06.14
Lecture at the Suginami Science Center
On June 14, the Suginami Science Center held an event titled Astronomical Evening -The Universe Explored by Radio Telescope-E In the event, Seiichi Sakamoto, P…
2008.06.02
Mountains around Santiago heralding the Advent of Winter
As winter is coming in Chile, mountains around Santiago have been capped with snow. In spite of this typical winter scenery, I feel something strange because o…
2008.05.30
From the Window of the Control Room
Currently there are four antennas at the Operations Support Facility (OSF). This picture shows the scenery seen from the window of the control room in a contai…
2008.05.29
Lenticular Clouds over the Licancabur Volcano
Licancabur Volcano (5916 m) is a mountain whose shape is similar to Mt.Fuji. At around 8 oclock in the morning, I found the volcano wearing a hat of lenticular…
2008.05.29
Sheep Clouds across the Sky
The sky over the Operations Support Facility (OSF) was covered by sheep clouds (altocumulus cloud), as if small cotton pieces were placed in rows. Since there …
2008.05.15
Kelvin-Helmholts Instability Cloud Appeared
A streak of cloud, shaped something like French bread, appeared in the sky over the Operations Support Facility (OSF). A cloud shaped like this is called Kelvi…
2008.05.09
Current Status of OSF
This picture was taken at the antenna assembly area of ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF). These four antennas are ACA 12-m antennas designed by the Nation…
2008.04.03
Beautiful Rainbow over the Japanese ACA Antenna
A beautiful rainbow appeared over the antenna assembled at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF) in the Atacama Desert. Due to very low humidity, a rainbo…
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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