15st-21th Feb, 2009
Trial Construction of the 1-m Telescope Completed in Calama, Chile
Published on 25 Feb. 2009
The trial construction of the miniTAO 1-m telescope has been completed on 20 Feb. 2009 in Calama, Chile, which is located three hours away from Cerro Chajnantor, the site for construction. Wiring between the telescope and the instruments and the start-up of the telescope operation system are in progress.
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The 1-m telescope in the trial construction (Taken on 20 Feb.)
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Pictures of the trial construction. The right figure shows the installment of the main mirror. (Left: Taken on 19 Feb., Right: Taken on 20 Feb.)
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The trial construction of the 1-m telescope is in progress in the building behind. The dome built on 13 Feb. can be seen in front of the building.
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