Congratulation on the first light!

March 22, 2009, we succeeded the first light observation of the 1-m miniTAO telescope of the University of Tokyo, built at the summit of Mt. Chajnantor, by using an optical CCD camera for engineering. Congratulatory message has been received from people around the world.

▲ The image of an elliptical galaxy, Cen A, obtained by the first light observation.

▲ The image of Saturn obtained by the first light observation.

▲ The staff of the start-up work over February-March 2009 of the 1-m miniTAO telescope built at the summit of Mt. Chajnantor. The telescope is seen inside the white dome behind the staff.