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EsoARC

  1. Four new ALMA Science Verification data set are available now: bit.ly/iPkM8M
  2. New ALMA Science Verification data available on M100, SgrA* and the Antennae: bit.ly/iPkM8M
  3. Watch Dr. J. talking about ALMA's first science observations and it's first public image: bit.ly/n0DLP2
  4. The most powerful millimetre/submillimetre-wavelength telescope in the world opens for business and reveals first image bit.ly/nUuk98
  5. Early Science observations with ALMA, the largest ground-based astronomical project in existence, are planned to start over the weekend!
  6. Results of first ALMA proposal round have been sent to PIs. Number of proposals submitted exceeds likely to be executed by a factor 9.
  7. New ALMA Science Verification data available: Antennae (NGC4038/9) and proto-planetary disk TW Hya. See bit.ly/q3D7j5
  8. First of twelve 7-metre ALMA antennas arrived at Chajnantor: bit.ly/oiIE8f
  9. 200 hours until the #ALMAEarlyScience proposal deadline!
  10. EsoARC travels back from Sao Paulo and Rio. Prepared Brazilian astronomers for ALMA Early Science. Looking forward to many Braz. proposals!
  11. On June 1 the ALMA archive opened for the submission of proposals for Early Science Cycle 0.
  12. The first two ALMA Science Verification data sets have been released today: TWHya (band 7) and NGC3256 (band 3): http://bit.ly/iPkM8M
  13. The ALMA Science Portal (www.almascience.org) has been updated with new info and documents. Time to ALMA proposal deadline: 37d 5h 44m!
  14. We encourage prospective ALMA Early Science Cycle 0 proposers to submit Notices of Intent: http://bit.ly/mfxzrW