[mmaimcal] FYI: 23 April 2007 BIWEEKLY CALENDAR OF THE ALMA PROJECT at NRAO

[Al Wootten]

Folks,

Corrections, comments, contributions?

Thanks,
Al

                     BIWEEKLY CALENDAR OF THE ALMA PROJECT at NRAO
                         23 April 2007 - 7 May 2007

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On April 20th, the pedestal assembly of the first ALMA VertexRSI 
production Antenna successfully left Antofagasta port,  crossing the 
City escorted by the local Police on his way to OSF.  On 2007 April 27 
at 3:15 pm the crane hangers were removed and the first Vertex RSI 
antenna pedestal assembly thrust itself skyward, bolted to its 
foundation outside of the Vertex hangar at the OSF.
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On 2007 April 26, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 
(SOFIA) took to the skies for its first test flight.  The plane, a
modified Boeing 747SP jetliner carrying a 2.5m telescope, successfully 
completed its first flight over central Texas.
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Leonardo Testi arrives in Garching to assume the post of European ALMA
Project Scientist during this biweek.
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Past issues of this Calendar may be viewed at
http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/mmaimcal/ALMACalendars.html
See also the JAO ALMA Calendar overview at:
http://www.alma.cl/alma_project
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General Happenings
Photos of activity may be found at:
http://www.alma.nrao.edu/almanews/almagallery/index.html
Sky: Venus shines brightly as the evening star in the west this month.
Arcturus is shining very high in the southeast--a late-type giant star, 
it will be among the brightest stars ALMA can see. Saturn rides high in 
the evening sky, and Jupiter and Mars highlight the morning sky.

AOS (Array Ops Site, 16570ft altitude): For the most part of the 
fortnight, the weather was excellent, with a period of half a millimeter 
of precipitable waver vapor the first part of the first week of May.

OSF (Ops Support Facility, 9600ft altitude):  There are 458 people working
at the ALMA site.  The pedestal assembly of the Vertex RSI antenna 
arrived at the site and was erected at the OSF site on 27 April.

ATF:  Holography tests have resumed on the AEC antenna.  Several usable 
images of the surface were obtained.  Holography with acceptance tests 
are anticipated.

NAASC: A meeting of the ANASAC was held.
A calendar of NAASC events may be found at:
http://www.cv.nrao.edu/naasc/calendar/calendar.php
A number of ALMA-related science discussions will occur during the
next fortnight at the NAASC; see the listings below.
Registration for the workshop 'Transformational Science with ALMA:
Through Disks to Stars and Planets' to be held 22-24 June 2007
is under way:  See http://www.cv.nrao.edu/naasc/disk07/ for schedule.
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DAILY CALENDAR (Times EDT/EST ) see
https://wikio.nrao.edu/bin/view/ALMA/AlmaCalendar
  Mon  23 Apr -
11:30am: Talk by A. Baryshev 'Band 9', Licancabur Room, SCO
3:30PM: PSI/ATF telecon
  Tue  24 Apr -
10:30 AM-11:30 AM: JAO IPT Telecon
  Wed  25 Apr -
  Thu  26 Apr - Chajnantor Working Group Meeting, OSF
  Fri  27 Apr - Chajnantor Working Group Meeting, OSF
2:00PM: ANASAC Telecon
  Sat  28 Apr -
  Sun  29 Apr -
  Mon  30 Apr -
  Tue  1 May - May Day holiday, Europe; Labor Day, Chile
6:09am Full Moon
  Wed  2 May -
1:00PM: NAASC Telecon
  Thu  3 May -
4:00 pm:
  Fri  4 May -
  Sat  5 May -
  Sun  6 May -
  Mon  7 May - ASAC face-to-face meeting, Tokyo
****************************** UPCOMING EVENTS *************************
  Apr 27          18:00 UT        ANASAC Telecon
  May 2           16:00 UT        NAASC telecon
  May 7-8         all day         ASAC f2f meeting       Tokyo
  May 14-16       all day         FE optics CDR          IRAM
  May 16          14:30 UT        Science IPT telecon
  May 17          21:30 UT        ALMA Board Telecon
  May 23                          Software CDR5          Cville
  Jun 13-14                       Nutator PDR            Taipei
  Jun 27-28                       ALMA Board Meeting     Santiago
  Jun 29-30                       AMAC f2f Meeting       Santiago
  Sep 12-13                       B6 CDR                 Cville
******************************* TECHNICAL NEWS *************************
*****************************ALSO OF INTEREST***************************
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