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2005.10.22

Public lecture at Nagano Tech

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An astronomical lecture presentation tiled “New picture of the universe explored by ALMA, gigantic radio telescope in the Andes” (hosted by Nagano …

2005.10.15

Open campus at Mitaka

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About 1700 people visited Mitaka campus on the special open day. At the ALMA booth, we presented a demonstration of remote control of the 45 cm telescope locat…

2005.09.22

No llamas

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We sometimes see a domesticated llama (a type of the camels) around San Pedro de Atacama, the closest village from the ALMA construction site. The picture show…

2005.09.18

Diesiocho

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September 18th is the independence day of Chile, and September 19th is the Armed Forces Day. This week is called “Diesiocho” (meaning “18R…

2005.09.15

Window cleaning at JAO

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It is risky to clean the windows of Santiago Office on 18th floor of 21-story building. This picture shows a window cleaner going down from the upper floor wit…

2005.09.12

Andes seen from JAO

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Spring is coming and no more smog in Santiago. Looking down outside the window, you can see many high rises under construction. The picture shows Cordillera de…

2005.08.31

ALMA-J all-hands meeting

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This is a picture taken at the plenary meeting of ALMA project members. Tetsuo Hasegawa, ALMA-J Project Manager, is explaining the purpose of the meeting at th…

2005.08.20

Open campus at Nobeyama

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We had a special open day at Nobeyama Radio Observatory, and as many as 2572 people visited us. As part of the event, ALMA-J Project Office gave brief lectures…

2005.07.29

IAU Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting

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Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of International Astronomical Union was held in Bali, Indonesia. The picture shows Masato Ishiguro, Director of ALMA-J Project Of…

2005.06.20

Sunset at San Pedro de Atacama

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There were wispy clouds in the sky of San Pedro de Atacama, which is usually very clear. These clouds made the pre-dusk sky so beautiful. The picture shows the…

2005.06.16

Fire drill at JAO

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There was an evacuation drill for those working in the building where ALMA office is in Santiago. The picture shows that the building safety personnel explaini…

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