2006.10.22

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The 11th ALMA Public Lecture titled The Universe Explored by ALMA, a Gigantic Radio Telescope in the AndesEwas held at the Kagawa Kenmin Hall on October 21. T…

2006.10.21

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Mitaka Network University held an event called “Astronomy Pub”,one of the popular features of the University, with a talk show inviting Professor M…

2006.10.13

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We find hardly any animals in the daytime at the Operations Support Facility (OSF) of ALMA which extends over the area of about 1 km2 in the midst of deserts a…

2006.10.12

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At the Array Operation Site (AOS) at 5050 m asl, interior finish work of the Technical Building and interior wiring of a lightning rod are going on. The pictur…

2006.10.11

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At the Operations Support Facility (OSF), the construction of a temporary building has been underway next to the office container. This building will be used t…

2006.10.10

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A paper craft of the 12 m antenna for the Atacama Compact Array (ACA) of ALMA is under development, and its first prototype has been completed. The picture sho…

2006.10.07

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An event titled Harvest Moon: Lets have a Moonlight Party in Miraikan! 2006Ehas been held from October 4 through 9 at Miraikan, or the National Museum of Emerg…

2006.10.03

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The opening ceremony of AMiBA (Array for Microwave Background Anisotropy) was held at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. AMiBA, a millimeter interferometer l…

2006.10.01

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The Tosa-cho board of education and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan held the fourth astronomical lecture titled Evening with stars and music.ETh…

2006.09.28

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The development of the receiver for Band 10 (787-950GHz), the highest frequency band in ALMA, is being carried out in the Advanced Environment Test Building of…

2006.09.24

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The 10th ALMA Public Lecture titled The universe explored by ALMA, a gigantic radio telescope in the AndesEwas held in the Matsumoto-shi Ekimae Kaikan and abou…

2006.09.21

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On the third day of the ASJ Autumn Meeting 2006, a meeting was held, during the noon recess, to exchange opinions over the review process and allowable number …

2006.09.19

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Astronomical Society of Japan is holding its Autumn Meeting 2006 at Kyushu International University from September 19 through 21. In the first-day session on t…

2006.09.11

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September 11 is now globally recognized as the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, but in Chile, it is the day of the military coup which w…

2006.09.10

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The constellation camera at the Operations Support Facility (OSF) has been successfully delivering the images of the Chilean night sky. This is not the best se…

2006.09.09

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Work at height at altitude is one of the toughest works in the ALMA project. On the rooftop of the AOS (Array Operation Site) Technical Building, installation …

2006.09.08

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At the Array Operation Site (5,000m asl.), the interior finish work of the AOS building is proceeding along with the installation of lightning rods and fuel ta…

2006.09.07

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On the second day of the 26th Technical Symposium on Astronomy, there were many presentations related to ALMA. Following the first presentation of the day give…

2006.09.06

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The 26th Technical Symposium on Astronomy is being held, from September 6 through 8, in the large seminar room of Data Analysis Building in Mitaka Campus of Na…

2006.09.05

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At the ALMA OSF (Operations Support Facility), extension work of the contractors’ camp is under way. The new facilities will accommodate additional 300 c…