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  • Summary of visits to China for Site survey
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  • Photos (2013-06-19 - 2013-07-05)
    Schedule (2013-06-19 - 2013-07-05) visiting Nangjing, Kunming, Lhasa, and Ali.
    Schedule (2013-06-19 - 2013-07-05)
    Date contents Stay
    June 19 (Wed) Tokyo -> Nangjing, with Liu Cai-Pin san and Ji Yang san
    - new THz devices related to Dome A THz telescope,
    - high-energy orbital detector, and
    - 2.5m wide field telescope
    Nangjing
    June 21 (Fri) move to Kunming Kunming
    June 22-24 EACOA mid-sided telescope workshop at Kunming Kunming
    June 25 (Tue) excursion to Chengjiang Fossil Site and possibvly to Fusian Solar Observatory Kunming
    June 26 (Wed) Flight: Kunming-Chengdu-Lhasa Lhasa
    June 27 (sat) Lhasa: altitude acclimatization and trip preparation Lhasa
    June 28 (Fri) Flight: Lhasa-> Ali, site inspection and a session with local officials Ali (Shiquanhe)
    June 29 (Sat) Shiquanhe-Zanda by vehicle, topographic survey along the way, and visit Guge Dynasty and Tholing Kloster Zhanda
    June 30 (Sun) Zanda-holy mountain and sacred lake (Kangrinboqe or Sumeru or Kailash, Mapam Yumco) to Shiquanhe by vehicle Ali (Shiquanhe)
    July 01 (Mon) Flight: Ali-> Lhasa, an interview with Tibet officials Lhasa
    July 02 (Tue) Flexible time for rest and city visit Lhasa
    July 03 (Wed) Lhasa-Chengdu-Beijing Beijing
    July 04 (Thu) Beijing: inspection summary and cooperation discussion Beijing
    July 05 (Fri) Flight: Beijing to Tokyo ---


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  • Photos (2013-05-27 - 2013-06-07)


    Ali_TwoGoodPeaks_ClearSkyMap.jpg
    20130603_Ali_Peak2_marked.jpg
    ( see more details in PPT file (7.8MB) )
    Work Items (2013-05-27 - 2013-06-07) visiting Lhasa, and Ali
    Schedule (2013-05-27 - 2013-06-07)
    Date contents Stay
    May 27 (Mon) Tokyo -> Beijing, meet Liu san at the airport
    go to Bank to withdraw travel fee
    Beijing
    May 28 (Tue) fly to Lhasa Lhasa
    May 29 (Wed) fly to Ali , Liu san drove ... :-P Ali
    May 30 (Thu) Summit work at Gar
    1. CloudMon M1/M2 nearly the same dirty as last Dec.
    2. DustCounter's connector NOT loose attached
    Ali
    May 31 (Fri) Summit work at Gar
    1. Ubuntu NISE104 installed
    2. Buffalo Lan Hub set up
    3. LED lamps set-up
    4. test VNC
    5. measure 30m tower for CT2(Ohshima, Mikami)
    Ali
    June 01 (Sat) Summit work at Gar
    1. Set up ifconfig for NISE104 (something wrong)
    2. change RAID to another RAID -> data return back to Japan
    3. open Dust Counter to restart
    4. skip Zero adjust for Dust counter
    5. HIOKI power meter
    Ali
    June 02 (Sun)
    1. Discuss w/Yao san
    2. Wang san's weather simulation results
    3. check out travel fee
    Ali
    June 03 (Mon) visit other peaks near Ali (Sasaki Peak#1 and #2) Ali
    June 04 (Tue) get Air ticket for usAli
    June 05 (Wed) fly to Lhasa Lhasa
    June 06 (Thu) Lhasa-Chengdu(Seito)-Beijing Beijing
    June 07 (Fri) Flight: Beijing -> Haneda
    delayed flight due to sudden lightning
    ==> enjoy the last chinese foods at Airport Restaurant
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  • Photos (2012-12-06 - 2012-12-20)
    Summary of jobs done during 2012 Dec 06 - Dec 20 trip in Beijing, Lhasa, and Ali/Gar.
    ( see in details on 201212Visit/0TravelSummary.txt (in Japanese) )
    Work Diary (2012-12-06 - 2012-12-31)
    2012-12-06 Narita->Beijing (JL863)
    Wang san welcome me at the airport to Hotel (Best Western H.).
    2012-12-07 Chine Bank w/ Wang san.
    Liu san arraived NAOC from France, dinner w/ Liu, Wang, Zenno, Sasaki, and Yao-san a little bit later
    2012-12-08 Beijing->Lhasa (CA4125)
    2012-12-09 Lhasa->Ali (TV9807), stay expensive Hotel near Indus river
    2012-12-10 change Hotel to lower price. Accidentally dropped my notePC, resulted with several dirt/black spots on LCD display!
    went to the summit. No dome on 10m tower. M2 spiders on CloudMon were hardly distorted, repaired fairly by hand.
    WeatherStation is OK.
    Bring back RAID to the town, then backed up the data to another disk.
    2012-12-11 buy battery and alcohol at Ali's supermarket. talked w/ Yao san how to set up CT2 sensors, he said NAOC can buy PC and CT2 cables from Kaneko Co.
    Joe san requested Jars from Japan.
    examine GPS receiver outside SCIDAR dome.
    2012-12-12 check UPS, but it's not working. directly connect to 220V supply for PC and instruments.
    2012-12-13 Yao san is now proposing 5yr Project for 2m telescope. CT2 support stay can be made by NAOC under design drawings provided by NAOJ. Kurita san (Kyoto U.) can be invited to Tel WS at Kunming in April/May ( now fixed in late June, 2013). Yao san said they want to make 3.8m telescope under cooperation w/ Kyoto U.
    check UPS finally that UPS is NOT working. After reconnection, PC doesn't work to be changed to new PC (NEXCOM NICE3500).
    2012-12-14 After wait for so long time in hotel, then went to summit and feel so strong wind at the summit.
    CloudMon working OK, Temperature Monitors(COM8, COM9) working OK, but Dust Counter NG.
    WeatherMonitor COM is NOT correctly communicated to install the new driver soft for USB-Ser2 (D:/Drivers/1IO/USB_RS232C_Sabrent), then COM11 OK.
    installed drivers for Keithley DMM for CT2 controller (T:\Drivers\0MeasureInstruments\Keithley Instruments\20110603DriverDownLoad\_1_KIOL-850C04.exe, _2_2700-852C02.exe).
    CloudMon unstable to get images, so reconnect FireWire cable, then OK hopefully. CM image show some material on M2 spider to be checked tomorrow.
    2012-12-15 CloudMon should be installed rubber material inside to protect the Camera against low temperature. Heaters are necessary inside CloudMon to warm the camera, DustCounter and Plastic Control? (planned to install next visit).
    remove some cloth material, accidentally attached CloudMon M2 by strong wind, by hand.
    GSP measurement on 10m tower.
    Clean up CloudMon M1 and M2 w/ Alcohol, but some dirty patches remain on the mirror surfaces.
    clean up middle 2F floor after stealing some tools during these winter/spring.
    Start AC power monitor.
    CloudMon cannot get any images. After kill and reboot, CloudMon works.
    ProcessMonitor (soft) is set up without no periodic rebooting as some routines remain.
    2012-12-16 Ali->Lhasa (TV9808). Joe-san's birthday party at Lahsa.
    2012-12-17 (Lhasa) walking around Potala palace
    2012-12-18 Lhasa->Chengdu(TV9801/CA3981) ->Beijing(CA1432)
    stay in BestWestern H.
    2012-12-19 (NAOC) lunch w/ Zenno san. Liu san explain his SCIDAR paper.
    pay for domestic flights and hotel fee in Tibet (12,440 yuan CNY)
    2012-12-20 Zennno-san accompanied me to Beijing airport.
    Beijing->Narita(JL864)


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  • Photos (2012-03-30 - 2012-04-04)
    Sasaki's Photos
    Summary of Site Survey Workshop held at NAOC office (Beijing)
    2012 Mar 30 - Apr 04
    Attendants are Sasaki, Yoshida, Sekiguchi, Doi, Kaifu, ...

    EACOA Site Survey Workshop at NAOC Room A601 (2012 Apr 03-04)

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    Workshop was reported in several Japanese Newspapers, such as in
    ChugokuShinbun (pdf format). ShinanoMainichi (pdf format)


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  • Photos (2011-11-01 - 2011-11-12)
    Sasaki's Photos
    Summary of jobs done during 2011 Nov 01 - 12 trip in west China (Oma and Ali) and their photos
    with members of Sasaki and Mikami . ( see in details on 201111Visit/0TravelSummary.txt (in Japanese) )

    Work Diary (2011-11-01 - 2011-11-12)
    2011-11-01(Tue) Haneda->Beijing(CA182)
    2011-11-02(Wed) Beijing->Chengdu->Lhasa(CA4112)
    2011-11-03(Thu) Due to Snow, no flight available. Stay in Lhasa.
    2011-11-04(Fri) Lhasa->Ali (TV3031)
    2011-11-05(Sat) buy chairs at Supermarket.
    Gar summit works. CloudMon NOT working->reconnect F/W cable.
    2011-11-06(Sun) buy electric lamps at Supermarket.
    Gar summit works. renew control software. set up RATOC RAID1.
    setup Weather Station Vaisala WXT510 at 2F inside 10m dome.
    2011-11-07(Mon) Gar summit works.
    settle WeatherStation WXT510 on the roof.
    2011-11-08(Tue) Gar summit works.
    adjust Calib Block on CloudMon. set up ULTRAVNC.
    adjust DustCouonter for its negative measure values.
    2011-11-09(Wed) Gar summit works.
    Zero adjust on DustCounter, then work well w/ positive measure.
    2011-11-10(Thu) Ali->Lhasa (TV9808)
    2011-11-11(Fri) Lhasa->Chengdu->Beijing (CA4111)
    2011-11-12(Sat) Beijing->Haneda (CA181)


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  • Photos (2011-09-05 - 2011-09-22)
    Sasakis Photos
    Summary of jobs done during 2011 Sep 05 - 22 trip in west China (Oma and Ali) and their photos
    with members of Sasaki, Yoshida, Ohshima and Nagayama . ( see in details on 201109Visit/0TravelSummary.txt (in Japanese) )

    Work Diary (2011-09-05 - 2011-09-22)
    2011-09-05(Mon) Narita->Beijing
    2011-09-06(Tue) Ohshima, Nagayama arrived
    2011-09-07(Wed) Yoshida arrived
    2011-09-08(Thu) Beijing->Lhasa
    2011-09-09(Fri)
    2011-09-10(Sat) Lhasa->Saga by 4WD
    2011-09-11(Sun) Saga->Shiquanhe by 4WD
    2011-09-12(Mon) works at Gar
      confirm working of A40M camera
      connect K2701 using Ethernet to confirm its function
      setup ACPowerLogger.
    2011-09-13(Tue) shopping at Ali
    works at Gar
      clean up 2F floor and upper floor
      bring up BlackBox for our instruments
      assemble CloudMon system
      setup DELL C521 with 2.5inch HDD (500GB)
      HP note PC is unstable -> bring back to Japan
      setup UPS
      lack of signal/power cables for Weather Station and Bird nest
    2011-09-14(Wed) shopping at Ali
    works at Gar
      ...
    2011-09-15(Thu) shopping at Ali
    works at Gar
      ...
    2011-09-16(Fri) Shiquanhe->Shigaze by 4WD
    2011-09-17(Sat) Shigaze->Lhasa by 4WD
    2011-09-18(Sun)
    2011-09-19(Mon) Lhasa->Chengdu->Beijing
    2011-09-20(Tue) After withdraw at Bank, pay the travel fee at NAOC
    2011-09-21(Wed) Beijing->(Narita)->Fukuoka, due to Taihoon attack
    2011-09-22(Thu) Fukuoka->Narita


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  • Photos (2010-12-19 - 2010-12-30)
    Sasaki's Photos
    Ohshima's Photos (only Thumbnail image)
    Summary of jobs done during 2010 Dec 19 - 31 trip in west China (Oma and Ali) and their photos.

    Work Diary (2010-12-19 - 2010-12-31)
    2010Dec19 Narita -> Beijing, visit NAOC
    2010Dec20-21 attend workshop on Site Survey at NAOC
    2010Dec22 fly from Beijing to Lhasa
    2010Dec23 fly from Lhasa to Ali(阿里), stay at Shiquanhe (獅泉河)
    2010Dec24 drive from Shiquanhe to Oma, disassemble-works
    2010Dec25 disassemble-works at Oma, drive from Oma to Shiquanhe (獅泉河)
    2010Dec26 copy data of CloudMon, CT2, WeatherStation to HDD,
    stay at Hotel at Shiquanhe (獅泉河)
    2010Dec27 inspect Sasaki's body to be hospitalized immediately during Dec. 27 -30 HighAltitudeSickness
    2010Dec30 fly to ChengDu from Ali(阿里) via Lhasa(拉薩)
    2010Dec31 fly back to Narita(Japan (成田/東京)) from ChengDu(成都) via Beijing(北京)
    belows are original plan, changed due to High altitude sickness on Sasaki
    Dec. 31-Jan. 2 work at Shiquanhe site, assemble and set up instruments
    Jan. 3 one day control test in Shiquanhe office, data download and check up
    Jan. 4 Tuesday, fly from Ali to Lhasa
    Jan. 5 fly from Lhasa to Beijing
    Jan. 6 one day rest and discussion in Beijing
    Jan. 7 Friday, fly back to Japan
    Jan. 8-10 Holiday, Summarize the trip at my home


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  • Photos (2009-10-19 - 2009-11-09)
    Summary of jobs done during 2009 Oct 19 - Nov 09 trip in west China (Oma and Ali) and their photos.
    Work Diary (2009-10-19 - 2009-11-09)
    2009Oct19 Narita -> Beijing
    2009-10-20(Tue) Beijing -> Lhasa (visit Lhasa 4 times)
    Medical Doctor Sue, Driver John Cho, Mr. Joshua of Taiwan, Dr. Liao Chia-Hsien
    2009-10-21(Wed) Stay at Lhasa
    2009-10-22(Thu) Depart from Lhsa at 13:45 to Sunghu? at 21:55, Prof.Yao's birthday
    2009-10-23(Fri) Sunghu -> Saga -> Ali (4200m)
    2009-10-24(Sat) clear, discuss about work items at Oma, examin Ali south site in the afternoon,
    dinner with the director of Seismological Institute
    physical examination by MD. Sue, Mr. Mikami try his nose tape for his health
    2009-10-25(Sun) crimb Ali south site (5100m high)
    dinner with local governor, Mr.Tawa
    2009-10-26(Mon) Shiquanhe(獅泉河) -> Enko (塩湖) -> Oma -> Enko (塩湖) (Cottage)
    Our Instruments working at Oma !
    minor trouble on writing data on to Lacie HDD -> possibly no data availabel on Oct.
    Mr. Liu, Mr. Li Lin stay at the mountain for Seeing Monitor
    2009-10-27(Tue) work at Oma, change CT2 sensors and extend Cable #4, stay at Enko(Cottage)
    cleay, but a slight cloud in lower west at Enko (塩湖)
    2009-10-28(Wed) Clear, work at Oma,
    stay at cottage at XXX during going back to Lhasa
    Stored material at Oma
    • CT2 registors x 10
    • CT2 sensors (working OK) x 5
    • Alcohol: new bottle x1
        used bottle x1
    • KimWaipe
    • Gloves x 3-4
    • Camera-Case
    • WXT510 Case
    • broken CT2 sensors x 10 -> Prof.Yao
        to be repared x 3 -> to Japan
    2009-10-29(Thu) XXX -> Hot spring site
      -> Rikaze日喀則(シガチェ), stay at Rikaze
    2009-10-30(Fri) Rikaze -> Lhasa
    2009-10-31(Sat) partly cloudy, Temp Qo-kang(大昭寺、トゥルナン寺=ジョカン寺),,
    modern restraunt with local governors, secretary
    2009-11-01(Sun) clear, go to Airport, delayed due to snow
    2009-11-02(Mon) clear, cloud in south. wait for air plane.
    consider Logo Title as
      "Research the deep heaven on the land of heaven, Tibet".
    Lhasa -> Chendu(成都,四川省), ChengDu -> Beijing,
    stay at Golden Hotel at Beijing
    2009-11-03(Tue) clear, Visit at Prof.Yao/NAOC,
    stay in Beijing
    2009-11-04(Wed) clear, check data of
    CloudMon/CT2 sensors at NAOC,
    stay in Beijing
    2009-11-05(Thu) clear, depart NAOC to Decheng 徳州,
    stay at Hengshui 衝水
    2009-11-06(Fri) lake Hengshui(衝水湖), Hengshui 衝水 -> stay Decheng 徳州, enjoy KaraOke
    2009-11-07(Sat) Park Circus, Iron-work Facotry,
    Medicare Factory(Oxygen supply) ,
    back to Beijing under deep fog
    2009-11-08(Sun) Summer Palace Yiheyuan(頤和園),
    visit Prof.Yao at NAOC (get Site data around Ali)
    2009-11-09(Mon) write a draft of work report,
    snowing, Beijing->Narita, Night-time Taxi fair(+\800)


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  • Photos (2008-11-11 - 2008-11-30)
    Summary of jobs, done during 2008 Nov 11 - 30 trip

    Work Diary (2008-11-11 - 2008-11-309)
    2008Nov11 Narita -> Beijing
    2008Nov12-13 Beijing -> Chengdu(成都,四川省)-> Lhasa
    2008Nov14-16 Lhasa -> Saga -> Ali -> Enko
    2008Nov17-19 Works at Oma site (5000m)
    2008Nov20-21 Gerze->Shigaze->Lhasa
    2008Nov22-24 Lhasa->(Tibet train (西蔵鉄道, 夜行寝台))->Lanzhou 蘭州(甘粛省)->Urumqi->Kashi
    2008Nov25-26 Kashi -> Works at Karasu site (4500m) -> Taxkorgan(Tashkurghan, 塔什庫爾干)
    2008Nov27-28 Kashi, bank, shopping, sightseeing at 香妃墓
    2008Nov29 Kashi -> Urumqi-> Beijing
    2008Nov30 Beijing -> Narita -> Honolulu -> Hilo


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  • Photos (2008-07 - 2008-08)
    Photos taken during 2008 Jul/Aug Visit in west China and Kunming (Sasaki, Yoshida).
    Car accident occured on 2008-07-25, going to Yecheng (イエチャエン 葉城 叶城) from kashi(喀什)
    CarAccident CarAccident
    At the Site
    2008-07-25
    Crashed car
    Next day
    Work Diary (2008-07-14 - 2008-08-07)
    2008 Jul.14 Narita -> Beijing, Best Western
    2008 Jul. 15 Beijing -> Urumqi -> Kashi
    2008 Jul. 16 kashi
    2008 Jul. 17 Kashi
    2008 Jul. 18 Kashi -> Taxkorgan
    2008 Jul. 19 Karasu, PC died. changed to PC for Oma, no tools left at karasu !!!
    2008 Jul. 20 changed CT2 stays to new positions
    • L1: 36.65 m <- not cghanged
    • L2: 27.65 m <- 19.15 m
    • L3: 19.15 m <- 10.15 m
    • L4: 14.15 m <- 6.25 m
    • L5: 9.65 m <- 4.15 m
    • L6: 4.65 m <- 2.65 m Barometer
    moved CT2 controller up to the tower platform
    2008 Jul. 21 attend 公安局、軍駐留地(2カ所)
    CloudMonミラー清掃, changed CT2 sensors, set CloudMon TempCalib
    set CloudMon parameters:
    • AutoFocus 02 hours ( <= 1h )
    • AutoCalib 60 min ( <=120min )
    (light snow during night)
    2008 Jul. 22 CT2#2 strange and raw negative values for CT2#1, #3, #4, #5 !!!
      <== changed data around 13:00
    2008 Jul. 23 Taxkorgan -> Karasu
    Copy CloudMon data
    Karasu -> Kashi
    2008 Jul. 24 stay at Kashi
    recieve parcels sent from Japan (including Plastic Box) @ Kashi office
    2008 Jul. 25 Depart kashi, met Car accident just before arriving Yecheng (葉城 叶城)
    stay at Yecheng
    CarAccident
    2008 Jul. 26 stay at Khotan ホータン 和田 CarAccident
    2008 Jul. 27 stay at Korla コルラ 庫?勒
    2008 Jul. 28 arrive Urumqi ウルムチ 鳥魯木齋, Prof. Yoshida joined us
    2008 Jul. 29 Stay at Urumqi
    2008 Jul. 30 depart Urumqi, going to candidate site near border to Mongolia.
    Instead of cloudy around Tian Shan Ranges, clear sky aroud the site. Nice view of Milky Way.
    Stay at 北塔山
    2008 Jul. 31 stay at Mongolian cottage near Hami 哈密
    2008 Aug. 1 observed Total Solar Eclipse.
    clear through Tian Shan Ranges till Urumqi.
    This site looks good with high possibility of clear sky. hope to continue the monitor.
    2008 Aug. 2 arrive Urumqi around 4:00am. depart at 7:00am to fly to Kunming(昆明) for 10th Asia-Pacific Reginal IAU meeting.
    2008 Aug. 2 Kunming(昆明) IAU Regional Meeting 2008
    2008 Aug. 3 Kunming(昆明) IAU Regional Meeting 2008
    2008 Aug. 4 Kunming(昆明) IAU Regional Meeting 2008
    2008 Aug. 5 Kunming(昆明) IAU Regional Meeting 2008
    2008 Aug. 6 Kunming(昆明) IAU Regional Meeting 2008
    2008 Aug. 7 Kunming -> Shanghai -> Narita -> Honolulu -> Hilo


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