2012.08.10
Mayor of San Pedro de Atacama Visits NAOJ Mitaka
On August 3, Mayor Sandra Berna of San Pedro de Atacama visited the NAOJ Mitaka campus and toured the ALMA Building, Advanced Technology Center (ATC), and 4D2U…
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2012.08.01
Successful Interferometer Test with Band 4 Receiver
On July 31(Chile Time), interference fringes were successfully detected in an interferometer test with Band 4 receivers at the Operations Support Facility (OSF…
2012.07.26
Column Series "Bienvenido a ALMA!" Started
We started a new column series “Bienvenido a ALMA!” featuring different NAOJ ALMA staff members each time. “Bienvenido a ALMA!”
2012.07.15
37 antennas at AOS
Another new North American 12-m antenna arrived at the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m asl. This brought the number of antennas at the AOS to 37. While w…
2012.07.13
TANABATA Lecture at Santiago Japanese School
On July 5, the NAOJ Chile Observatory held a lecture to celebrate Tanabata Festival with 37 students at the Santiago Japanese School. Tanabata is a Japanese st…
2012.06.22
Memorial Ceremony for Professor Koh-Ichiro Morita
On June 22, NAOJ-Mitaka held a memorial ceremony for Professor Koh-Ichiro Morita who passed away in Santiago, Chile on May 7. The ceremony was attended by NAOJ…
2012.06.21
ALMA Reveals Constituent of a Galaxy at 12.4 Billion Light-Years Away
An international research team, led by Associate Professor Tohru Nagao from Kyoto University, and including researchers from Japan and Europe, has observed a "…
2012.06.18
ALMA Town Meeting in Mitaka
On June 18, the East-Asian ALMA Regional Center (EA ARC) held an orientation/consultation meeting titled “ALMA Town Meeting in Mitaka” for the prep…
2012.06.11
Venus Just Before Transit Observed with ALMA
A transit of Venus across the Sun took place on June 6, 2012. Since it was night time, the phenomenon was not visible in Chile, but we captured Venus just bef…
2012.06.08
Band 4 & Band 10 Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR)
From June 6 to June 7, the Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) for Band 4 and Band 10 was held at the NAOJ Mitaka Campus. As a result of the review, it was co…
2012.06.06
ALMA Antenna Main Reflector Manufacturing Film Released
We are pleased to announce the release of a new film documenting the manufacturing process of the Japanese ALMA antenna. This film shows how the Japanese 7-m a…
2012.06.05
ALMA Telescope Upgrade to Power New Science
Before its construction is even completed, the new ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope is embarking on an upgrade that will help astr…
2012.06.01
ALMA turns its eyes to Centaurus A
A new image of the center of the distinctive galaxy Centaurus A, made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), shows how the new observato…
2012.05.29
First Test Polarization Observation with ACA Antennas and ACA Correlator
On April 29 (Chilean time), we conducted a test polarization observation using five Japanese 7-m ACA (Atacama Compact Array) antennas and a Japanese ACA correl…
2012.05.20
ALMA Booth at the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012
From May 20 through 25, the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012 was held at the international exhibition hall of Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. NAOJ ALMA part…
2012.05.14
Memorial Ceremony for Koh-Ichiro Morita in Santiago
In honor of our colleague Professor Koh-Ichiro Morita who passed away May 7, we held a memorial ceremony at the Santiago Central Office (SCO) of the Joint ALMA…
2012.05.14
Halfway There: 33 ALMA Antennas on Chajnantor
On the 5,000 meters altitude Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, construction of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the most complex gr…
2012.05.09
In Remembrance of Professor Koh-Ichiro Morita
We deeply regret that Professor Koh-Ichiro Morita passed away suddenly on May 7 (Chilean Time). We would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to his famil…
2012.05.02
Successful Interferometer Test with Two Japanese Antennas 1966 m away
On the night of April 28 (Chilean time), interference fringes were successfully detected in an interferometer test using two Japanese antennas at a distance of…
2012.04.23
ACA Antenna Development Team Received Award
ACA (Atacama Compact Array) antenna (nicknamed “IZAYOI”) development team received the “Space Frontier” award from the Japan Society of…
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