From awootten at nrao.edu Sat Mar 3 11:30:19 2007 From: awootten at nrao.edu (Alwyn Wootten) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 11:30:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: [asac] First Astronomical Fringes from ALMA PSI In-Reply-To: <32982.75.75.11.172.1172939265.squirrel@webmail.cv.nrao.edu> References: <32982.75.75.11.172.1172939265.squirrel@webmail.cv.nrao.edu> Message-ID: <32983.75.75.11.172.1172939419.squirrel@webmail.cv.nrao.edu> Folks, Darrel Emerson and Gene DuVall for the PSI team reported last night: >> This is the semi-daily report on the PSI progress towards >> astronomical interferometry. >> >> 02-Mar-2007 >> >> Today at 7:13pm both antennas were peaked up on Saturn >> successfully, delays were set and fringes appeared. Saturn >> was tracked for over one hour. >> >> Congratulations to them on this feat, which required vastly more than this simple few lines can convey. ALMA moves into a new era now, as an interferometer in addition to a collection of total power telescopes. Clear skies, Al From awootten at nrao.edu Sat Mar 3 11:51:35 2007 From: awootten at nrao.edu (Alwyn Wootten) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 11:51:35 -0500 (EST) Subject: [asac] [Anasac] First Astronomical Fringes from ALMA PSI In-Reply-To: <32983.75.75.11.172.1172939419.squirrel@webmail.cv.nrao.edu> References: <32982.75.75.11.172.1172939265.squirrel@webmail.cv.nrao.edu> <32983.75.75.11.172.1172939419.squirrel@webmail.cv.nrao.edu> Message-ID: <33130.75.75.11.172.1172940695.squirrel@webmail.cv.nrao.edu> Folks, You may view the fringes in a document posted to edm: http://edm.alma.cl/forums/alma/dispatch.cgi/ipt90docs/showFile/100227/d20070303164658/Yes/Firstfringe.doc This will also be posted in other places I'm sure. Clear skies, Al On Sat, March 3, 2007 11:30 am, Alwyn Wootten wrote: > Folks, > > Darrel Emerson and Gene DuVall for the PSI team reported last night: >>> This is the semi-daily report on the PSI progress towards >>> astronomical interferometry. >>> >>> 02-Mar-2007 >>> >>> Today at 7:13pm both antennas were peaked up on Saturn >>> successfully, delays were set and fringes appeared. Saturn >>> was tracked for over one hour. >>> >>> > Congratulations to them on this feat, which required vastly more than > this > simple few lines can convey. ALMA moves into a new era now, as an > interferometer in addition to a collection of total power telescopes. > > Clear skies, > Al > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Anasac mailing list > Anasac at listmgr.cv.nrao.edu > http://listmgr.cv.nrao.edu/mailman/listinfo/anasac > From awootten at nrao.edu Sat Mar 3 16:03:24 2007 From: awootten at nrao.edu (Alwyn Wootten) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 16:03:24 -0500 (EST) Subject: [asac] Telecon Weds 7 March Message-ID: <33451.75.75.11.172.1172955804.squirrel@webmail.cv.nrao.edu> Folks There will be an ASAC telecon this Wednesday; please attend. Contact Information * 2007-March-07 14:30 UT * Duration: 1 hr * USA Toll Free Number: 877-874-1919 * Toll Number: +1-203-320-9891 * Passcode: 185064 * Leader: Al Wootten Proto-agenda: https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/ASAC7Mar07Agenda Clear skies, Al From awootten at nrao.edu Thu Mar 8 15:53:05 2007 From: awootten at nrao.edu (Al Wootten) Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:53:05 -0500 Subject: [asac] Minutes of Feb and March telecons Message-ID: <45F077B1.8090303@nrao.edu> Folks, Lee has provided minutes for the last two telecons, which I have posted to edm and linked in the appropriate place on: https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/AlmaSac Thanks for your participation. Clear skies, Al -- Al Wootten, Interim Project Scientist ALMA, 40 El Golf, Piso 18 Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Tel: (56) (2) 467-6128 FAX: (56) (2) 467-6103 From yamamoto at taurus.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Mar 19 03:26:50 2007 From: yamamoto at taurus.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Satoshi Yamamot) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:26:50 +0900 Subject: [asac] ASAC f2f logistics Message-ID: <200703190727.l2J7Qvew015364@taurus.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp> Dear ASAC members; Attached please find the logistical information of the ASAC face-to-face meeting in Tokyo. The venue is the meeting room #338 of the Faculty of Science Bldg #1 at the University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus). Internet connection and TV conference system are available. I would urge you to make reservation of your hotel room. We have booked a block of rooms of Tokyo Garden Palace, which is in a walking distance from the campus. For reservation, please send your travel plan to Ms. Yumiko Osada, a secretary of NAOJ, by March 31. The e-mail address is secretary at almasv2.mtk.nao.ac.jp If you have any question, please do not hesitate to ask me. With best regards, Satoshi ---------------------------------- Satoshi Yamamoto Professor of Physics, The University of Tokyo Phone: 81-3-5841-4197 Fax : 81-3-5841-7627 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: asac_tokyo.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 250516 bytes Desc: not available URL: From awootten at nrao.edu Fri Mar 30 11:08:59 2007 From: awootten at nrao.edu (Alwyn Wootten) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:08:59 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [asac] Telecon Weds 4 April Message-ID: <3200.75.75.4.141.1175267339.squirrel@webmail.cv.nrao.edu> Folks, There will be an ASAC telecon this coming Wednesday as scheduled. Contact Information * 2007-April-04 14:30 UT * Duration: 1 hr * USA Toll Free Number: 877-874-1919 * Toll Number: +1-203-320-9891 * Passcode: 185064 * Leader: Al Wootten Proto-agenda https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/ASAC4Apr07Agenda Also please make arrangements for the face-to-face meeting as soon as possible. The information circulated by Yamamoto-san earlier in the month may be viewed at: http://www.cv.nrao.edu/%7Eawootten/mmaimcal/asac/asac_tokyo.pdf Clear skies, Al