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News List
2022
Jul 11, 2022
Near-Infrared Echelle Spectrograph NICE is under preparation for shipping to Chile |
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NICE (Near-Infrared Cross dispersed Echelle spectrograph) is the first-light instrument for the TAO telescope which was developed at the Institute of Astronomy (IoA), the University of Tokyo in 2000. NICE covers the near-infrared wavelength range of 0.9 to 2.5 micron with a spectral resolution of 2,600, using ...
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Jul 03, 2022
Recent Progress of the Mid-Infrared Instrument MIMIZUKU |
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MIMIZUKU is the first-generation mid-infrared instrument of the TAO telescope. It is equipped with three optical channels, NIR, MIR-S, and MIR-L, each of which covers a different wavelength range, allowing us to observe a wide wavelength range from near-infrared to long-wavelengths mid-infrared. In 2018, MIMIZUKU was mounted on the Subaru Telescope and ...
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May 31, 2022
Laser Tracker Training ~for the preparation of mechanical and optical measurements of the TAO telescope |
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Astronomical telescopes need to be moved from moment to moment so that they can make the pointing of targets in diurnal motion. Generally, the larger the telescope, the narrower the field of view, and requires more accuracy in pointing and tracking. If a telescope is rigid, manufactured and assembled precisely according to the designed values,...
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Feb 15, 2022
The Domestic Manufacturer Behind the TAO 6.5m Telescope: OHARA INC. |
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Human beings have been making efforts to increase the size of telescopes in their never-ending quest to observe more distant and fainter objects in greater detail. However, due to the fact that the telescope must be pointed to ...
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Feb 11, 2022
Weather monitoring observation at Co. Chajnantor by Chilean Department of Water Resources has started |
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Co. Chajnantor is located in the northern Andes Mountains, which run north-south through Chile, and is an important meteorological data measurement point because of its easy accessibility despite its high elevation and its relative proximity to the Amazon rainforest. The TAO project has long regarded contribution to ...
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