ALMA Vision

The future ALMA array on Chajnantor (artist’s rendering)

ALMA Array

The ALMA Observatory (artist's impression)

Artist''s Impression of the ALMA Project

Artist's Impression of the ALMA Project

ALMA antennas

ALMA on the Chajnantor Plains

Sunrise on Chajnantor

Chajnantor Sunrise Panorama 2007

Chajnantor

Chajnantor, with APEX

ALMA Antennas at Sunset

ALMA Antenna Prototype

ALMA Antenna

ALMA atennas

Antennas for ALMA at the Antenna Test Facility (ATF)

ALMA test site in New Mexico, USA

ALMA 12 m Diameter Antenna

ALMA antennas and OSF at sunset

The OSF Building

Low atmospheric pressure at Chajnantor

Working at 5000 metres

ALMA construction work on Chajnantor

ALMA construction work on Chajnantor

Layers in the ground revealed at Chajnantor

Chajnantor plateau, APEX and ALMA AOS

ALMA Prototype Antenna VertexRSI on the ATF Test Site at VLA (New Mexico, USA)

The ALMA Prototype Antennas

The Alcatel Alenia Space/ European Industrial Engineering Prototype Antenna

ALMA Prototype Antenna

Cutting the Red Ribbon

The Ceremony

Start of construction of new ALMA Chile headquarters

Penitentes Ice Formations on Chajnantor

Penitentes Ice Formations

Chajnantor - the site for ALMA

ALMA night time testing

ALMA night testing

ALMA night testing

ALMA night testing

ALMA night testing

ALMA night testing

ALMA Transporters

ALMA Transporter

ALMA Transporter Loading

The ALMA Antenna Transporter (Rear View)

ALMA Transporter

ALMA Transporter Opening Ceremony

Moving an ALMA Antenna