The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO) will attempt to
photograph Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas in the early morning hours of
September 30 to October 4, 2024 in Chilean time.If we are successful
in photography of Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, it will be posted on this
website.
On the first day of photography, September 30, 2024 at 04:48-06:30
(CST), we succeeded in taking a still photograph and a time-lapse
video of the comet! The photo shows Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas at 6:09
a.m. on September 30 (CST).
※The following credit is required for use of the photograph.
“Photographed by TAO Project, The University of Tokyo/Akio Nakanishi”
The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO) Project is to
construct the 6.5m optical-infrared telescope at summit of Cerro
Chajnantor, an altitude of 5,640 m (18,500 ft) in the Atacama Desert
of northern Chile. As the construction work at the telescope site
progresses, and the summit facilities including the enclosure have
been completed, a commemorative ceremony was held on April 30, 2024 in
Santiago, the capital of the Republic of Chile, to celebrate the
completion of the TAO telescope site and to pray for safety and
success in the operation of the TAO telescope. Link to Graduate School of Science.
SEP 30, 2024
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