CBI Photographs

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Constructing and testing the CBI in Pasadena

Overview

A selection of construction photographs.

1997 November 24

Receivers and antennas.

1997 December 1

Delivery of the mount and platform bearing to Caltech.

1998 January 26

Installation of the platform rotation bearing and support structure on the mount at Caltech.

1998 February 25

Construction of the dome.

1998 June 9-10

Miscellaneous construction photographs.

1998 July 24

Miscellaneous construction photographs.

1998 Sep 15

Optical pointing tests.

1999 January 6

Miscellaneous construction photographs.

1999 January 27

System tests with three antennas and receivers.

1999 February 16

Installing more antennas.

Shipping the CBI to Chile

The fitted containers from OVRO arrive in Pasadena (1999 Jul 7)

Assembling the triangular spreader (1999 Jul 7-8)

The downconverter (1999 Jul 7)

Moving the telescope onto the flat rack (1999 Jul 8)

Wrapping and boxing the telescope (1999 July 8-20)

Packing the containers (1999 July 12-20)

Loading the containers onto trucks to the dock (1999 August 2-3)

Loading the telescope onto a flatbed truck (1999 August 4)

The CBI in Chile

Unloading the telescope onto the dock at Antofagasta (1999 August 23)

The telescope arrives in San Pedro de Atacama (1999 August 27)

The telescope goes up to the site (1999 August 28)

Setting up the telescope and power plant (1999 August 31)

Erecting the dome (1999 September 2, 3, 7, 9)

Installing receivers (1999 October 29)

The Chajnantor Site (1999 October 14, 24, 27)

The headquarters of the CBI in San Pedro de Atacama (1999 Aug 30, Oct 30)