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ALMA OSF Construction Photos

ALMA Operations Support Facility - Under Construction

	Looking south with ALMA staff living quarters beyond the generator on the left, ALMA offices to the right, and the Salar de Atacama (salt lake) in the distance at the upper right.
	Fuel pump with electrical generator to the right.
	Permanent water tanks for construction and operations stages.
	VIP bedrooms in the front, ALMA offices to the right marked by the antenna, looking past the buildings to the west into the Salar de Atacama.
	Workers on the roof of the ALMA offices, kitchen through the open door, and the BBQ at the right under the "thatched" roof.
	Contractor's Camp - Contractor's Offices and Recreation Room.

Last modified: Tue Sep 7 09:02:58 EDT 2004

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ALMA Operations Support Facility - Under Construction

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The NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory and NSF Green Bank Observatory are facilities of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.