Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) A Digest of Recent News and Scientific Results

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2007 November 2007 Studying Astrochemistry on the Exploding Comet 17P/Holmes  Spectra of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and hydrogen isocyanide (HNC, in purple) in 17P/Holmes as observed with the CSO on October 30, 2007.     Read more... Waiakea High Robotics Team participates at the International  Micro Robot Maze Contest 2007 at Nagoya. Waiakea High Robotics Team in Nagoya, Japan, posing with the three awards.     Read more... July 2007 Exploring the Galactic Plane of Our Milky Way Galaxy with Bolocam Radio (1millimeter wave) image covering two by one degree field, observed with Bolocam.     Read more... Bolocam Captures Views of Star Formation in Early Stages. Dense cold cloud of the Serpens cluster, observed with Bolocam at 1 millimeter wave.     Read more... June 2007 Experience Submillimeter Astronomy in Summer at the CSO John Carter of University of Orsay (Paris, France), summer intern at the CSO.     Read more... Next generation multicolor submillimeter/millimeter camera MKIDs prototype achieved first light.  The Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) prototype camera used in the April 2007 run.     Read more... May 2007 SHARCII captured M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy. Right: SHARCII 350 micron dust continuum image of the Whirlpool Galaxy M51.  Left:  A multi-color composite image in optical wavelengths taken with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).    Read more... April 2007 The Robotics team helped by Riley Ceria at CSO made it to the national FIRST Robotics Competition 2007.  Robotics team #2024 "Caltech Submillimeter Telescope/HELCO &Waiakea High School" after returning from the championship competition held in Georgia; posing with Hawaii Lt Governor Duke Aiona.   Read more... CSO participated AstroDay 2007.  Kids and families enjoying activities at the CSO booth on AstroDay 2k7, held at the Prince Kuhio Plaza.   Read more... February 2007 SHARCII Polarimeter SHARP made successful observations at the CSO.    350 micron polarization  map (red and green vectors), measured by SHARP, overlaid on the dust continuum image (gray scale) at 350 micron towards OMC-3 interstellar cloud.    Read more... January 2007 CSO participated the Journey through the Universe program, held on the Hawaii island.      Dr. Walter Steiger is discussing about sky light with Laupahoehoe high school students.    Read more...