| Some telescopes I've visited |
Mt. Hopkins, Arizona |
48" telescope at the F.L. Whipple Observatory on Mt. Hopkins
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Filling the CCD camera dewar
with liquid nitrogen (note the reflection in the vapor)
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60" telescope dome at F.L. Whipple Observatory
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Gamma-ray telescope at Mt. Hopkins
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Another view of the gamma-ray telescope
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Control room at the MMT telescope
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Looking up at the MMT
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The MMT opening for the night
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Sunset from the MMT
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Sunset view from the 48" and 60"
telescopes (you can tell it's my night because of the clouds)
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Sunset view
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Sunset view
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Sunset view
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Sunset view
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| Las Campanas Observatory,
Chile |
Dorms and dining area at Las Campanas
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Horse visiting Las Campanas
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The Moon and Venus, seen from Las Campanas
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Sunset view from Las Campanas
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Sunset view from Las Campanas
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The two 6.5-m Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas
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The mirror of one of the Magellan telescopes
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| Mauna Kea, Hawai'i |
Dawn at the summit, looking at the Subaru and Keck telescopes
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The true summit of Mauna Kea
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Gemini-North dome
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Gemini and the CFHT telescopes
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Another view of Gemini
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Me in front of Gemini
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The 88" telescope
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Daylight view from Gemini, looking down at Subaru, Keck, and IRTF
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At sunset, the shadow of the volcano points east over the clouds
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Dorms at Hale Pohaku, on the slopes of Mauna Kea
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| Cerro Tololo, Chile |
Ambulance at Cerro Tololo
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Fox at Cerro Tololo
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Another view of the fox
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Two foxes at Cerro Tololo
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Telescopes on Cerro Tololo
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View from Cerro Tololo
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Looking at Cerro Pachon from Cerro Tololo
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Looking at Cerro Tololo from Cerro Pachon
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Gemini-South at Cerro Pachon
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SOAR telescope
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