2010.02.23

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Whereas it is in the middle of winter in Japan, we are now in summer in Chile, which is halfway around the world from Japan. One night when I lay on the bed wi…

2010.02.23

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There is a field of big cactus on the way to the AOS from the OSF. The tallest one seems to be about 6 to 7 meters high. I wonder how many years it took them t…

2010.02.22

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Between Chile and Japan, there is a 12-hour time difference in summer. For some days after just arriving in Chile from Japan, I often awaken before dawn. In th…

2010.01.18

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On January 15, Dr. Mamoru Mohri, Director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) of Japan and the first Japanese astronaut, visit…

2010.01.05

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The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has passed a key milestone crucial to producing the high-quality images that will be the trademark of t…

2009.12.25

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2009.12.01

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The fall foliage season has come to the NAOJ Mitaka Campus. Pavements covered with fallen leaves look like a colorful carpet. Trees are preparing for a winter …

2009.11.25

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On November 25, at the Jindaiji Elementary School, in Chofu, Japan, Yasunori Fujii, Engineer of the ALMA Band 10 Cartridge Team, gave a lecture on astronomical…

2009.11.16

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While looking for shooting stars during the period of the Leonoid Meteor Shower, I  saw the Southern Cross rising in the sky at dawn [Picture and texts pr…

2009.11.14

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On November 14, the Japan Institute of Light Metals (JILM) forum was held at the University of Electro-Communications. At the forum, Masao Saito (Assistant Pro…

2009.10.29

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The ACA 7-m antenna, which entered a Chilean port on October 26, safely arrived at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF) in the evening of October 29 (aft…

2009.10.26

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The first ACA 7-m Antenna, shipped from the Port of Kobe on September 20, safely arrived in Chile after a one-month journey. According to a crew, the sea was c…

2009.10.24

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On October 24, NAOJ Mitaka Campus held its 2009 Open Campus (called “Mitaka Star and Universe Day” from this year). Even though it was unfortunatel…

2009.09.18

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Japanese ALMA antenna became the first to arrive at the ALMA 5000 m site. Japanese ALMA antenna became the first to arrive at the ALMA 5000 m site. The ALMA (…

2009.09.04

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The first Band 4 receiver cartridge was shipped overseas. Members of the Band 4 Cartridge Team were watching the truck carrying the cartridge as if sending off…

2009.09.04

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View ALMA Video-6 “Construction of ALMA 2007” View ALMA Video-7 “Construction of ALMA 2008” Other ALMA Videos

2009.08.22

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NRO (Nobeyama Radio Observatory) held its 2009 Open Campus on August 22, and this year’s open campus attracted 2704 visitors. The ALMA-J Project Office p…

2009.07.28

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Antenna pads for the Atacama Compact Array (four 12-m antennas and twelve 7-m antennas constructed by NAOJ) have been prepared at the Array Operations Site (AO…

2009.07.03

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From July 3 through 4, “Nobeyama Radio Observatory in the Past Quarter Century and Future of Radio Astronomy” was held at the Mitaka Campus. This i…

2009.06.25

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From June 22 through 25, the Critical Design Review (CDR) for Band 4 and Band 8 receivers, developed by ALMA-J, was held in Mitaka, and their final design was …