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News List
2014
Nov 28, 2014
Final Polish of the 6.5m Primary Mirror Has Started |
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The primary mirror of the TAO telescope, to which the lights from astronomical objects first enters, has an aperture of 6.5m in diameter.
After the approval of the construction budget in 2013, we have studied the design of the primary mirror and decided to incorporate the light-weighted honeycomb mirror fabricated by the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona...more>>
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Nov 11, 2014
Inauguration ceremony of TAO Base Facility was held in San Pedro de Atacama |
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An inauguration ceremony of the base facility in San Pedro de Atacama, which will serve as a base for the development and operation of the TAO telescope was held. In addition, a number of related events were held, such as a facility tour, a celebration party, a concert, and tours to foot of Co. Chajnantor and ALMA observatory. more>> | |
Nov 19, 2014
TAO/AIUC Joint Workshop was held |
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Various components for the TAO 6.5m telescope are now under development, targeting at the first light in 2018. In addition, a near-infrared camera/spectrograph SWIMS and a mid-infrared instrument MIMIZUKU are being developed at Mitaka campus, and now under final performance verification phase. ...more>>
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Jul 24,30, 2014
2nd Extended TAO Technical Meeting and TAO External Review Were Held |
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As the design of the telescope and ancillary facilities progressed and some of their production started, the second extended technical meeting and external review were held. Following these meetings, we will accelerate the detailed design and the production to complete the construction of the telescope together with the related institutions and companies. ...more>>
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Jul 15, 2014
Optical/U-band Instrument Science Workshop was held |
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As a 2nd generation instrument of the TAO 6.5 m telescope, we began a
preliminary design of an optical imager/spectrograph optimized for the
U band.
On July 15, 2014, a mini workshop on science cases at 300-400 nm
(3000-4000 Å) to discuss the specifications of the instrument. ...more>>
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Jul 1, 2014
TAO Base Facility Close to Completion |
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The TAO base facility, which supports the operation and development of the TAO telescope, is under construction in San Pedro de Atacama since May 2013. Now it is nearing completion, and the completion ceremony is planned in November 2014. This article reports about the facility and its current status. ...more>>
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Jun 22, 2014
Presentation in SPIE2014 in June 2014 |
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The international conference on optics, SPIE (International Society of Optics and Photonics) was held at Montreal of The Province of Quebec, Canada on 22-27 June 2014, with an attendance of more than 2000.
The SPIE is an international conference held every two years mainly in USA and Europe alternately. The forefront of technology is presented
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Jun 19, 2014
Iofs volcanism seen by The University of Tokyo Atacama 1-m Telescope (pressreleased: 2014/6/19) |
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Io, one of the most remarkable moons of Jupiter, is also known as the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Its volcanism is variable, and has been monitored by detecting near infrared thermal emissions since Iofs volcanic thermal emission peaks at near infrared wavelengths. However, there is significant difficulty in near infrared observations of Io
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Mar 31, 2014
Two graduate students got masterfs degrees related to the development of the instruments of the TAO telescope! |
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Kitagawa and Okada, who belong to the Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, UTokyo, submitted master's theses related to the development of the instruments "SWIMS" and "MIMIZUKU" for the TAO 6.5 m telescope, and received master's degrees in Mar 2014. The instruments are under development, and will be installed in the TAO 6.5 m telescope.
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Jan 24, 2014
1st TAO Extended Technical Meeting Was Held |
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As the contracts of the telescope structure and ancillary facilities are also made, the construction of the telescope starts this year. We then have held the 1st extended technical meeting on Jan 24, 2014. 42 people participated, including those from companies and institutions designing/constructing the telescope, as well as from Kiso Observatory and University of Catolica via TV conference system....more>>
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