8st-14th March, 2009
Construction of the 1m telescope started at the summit of Mt. Chajnantor
Issued on 26 March, 2009
The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory 1m telescope is now
under construction at the summit of Mt. Chajnantor.
On March 9, the rotating dome structure was craned
and installed onto the lower structure of the enclosure.
Then on March 11, the 1m telescope was transported upto the summit,
and was installed into the dome on March 14.
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The view of the summit under construction of the 1m telescope.
The blue container at left is for storage and at the middle is for
control and observation. The white dome at right contains the 1m telescope.
(March 12)
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Dome structure was craned and installed on the enclosure building.
(March 9)
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Installing the dome shutter.
(March 12)
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The 1m telescope being transported upto the summit. The telescope was
transported upto the summit on March 11, after the pre-assembly and test
at the city of Calama, 3.5 hours drive from the mountain,
(March 11)
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The top-ring (left photo) and the primary mirror cell (right) being
craned into the dome.
(March 14)
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The center section of the telescope craned into the dome.
(March 14)
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