Chile 2006 
Nice room!
Nice room!
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View off my room's deck (East)
View off my room's deck (East)
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Off the deck again (Northeast)
Off the deck again (Northeast)
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View toward North America
View toward North America
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Some big telescopes
Some big telescopes
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Yeah...this doesn't even come close.
Yeah...this doesn't even come close.
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We actually did do some work today...we're happy to have boxes of instruments.  (JJM photo)
We actually did do some work today...we're happy to have boxes of instruments. (JJM photo)
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It probably drops-off 1000 feet behind me.  (JJM photo)
It probably drops-off 1000 feet behind me. (JJM photo)
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Focusing the imager
Focusing the imager
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40/20 fan dipole on DK9SQ mast at CE/K8GU
40/20 fan dipole on DK9SQ mast at CE/K8GU
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Blanco telescope
Blanco telescope
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SSI airglow shelter (where our stuff is) in the foreground center, dormitory in the background right of center
SSI airglow shelter (where our stuff is) in the foreground center, dormitory in the background right of center
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Zorros (foxes) scavenging outside the cafeteria
Zorros (foxes) scavenging outside the cafeteria
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Obligatory setting sun photo (I think this is the first time in my life I called a tower unsightly)
Obligatory setting sun photo (I think this is the first time in my life I called a tower unsightly)
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Looking southwest from the top of Tololo
Looking southwest from the top of Tololo
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First plasma bubble detected at CTIO.  The bright band is the airglow layer at the F-region peak.  The CCD is in the imager "upside down".  You can see telescopes in the foreground and city lights from VicuNa behind the telescope on the left.
First plasma bubble detected at CTIO. The bright band is the airglow layer at the F-region peak. The CCD is in the imager "upside down". You can see telescopes in the foreground and city lights from VicuNa behind the telescope on the left.
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One of four condors that visited us on Monday.  (In the center of the picture against the mountains.)
One of four condors that visited us on Monday. (In the center of the picture against the mountains.)
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Looking southwest from Tololo in the morning.
Looking southwest from Tololo in the morning.
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Moon setting over observing telescope.  (The sky is so blue!)
Moon setting over observing telescope. (The sky is so blue!)
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Brent: I wish I had a grad student.  Jonathan: I have a grad student and I'm not making him do this.
Brent: I wish I had a grad student. Jonathan: I have a grad student and I'm not making him do this.
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Even bigger telescopes (GEMINI) on Cerro PachOn.
Even bigger telescopes (GEMINI) on Cerro PachOn.
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Close-up of a zorro feasting on left-overs.
Close-up of a zorro feasting on left-overs.
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Low clouds in the valleys
Low clouds in the valleys
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More clouds in the valleys
More clouds in the valleys
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The (new) hole is too small!
The (new) hole is too small!
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View through the hole (approximately)
View through the hole (approximately)
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CE/K8GU station
CE/K8GU station
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Dome and imager installed.  Note temporary "seal" against ambient light.  This will be replaced with flashing.
Dome and imager installed. Note temporary "seal" against ambient light. This will be replaced with flashing.
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The back end of the PICASSO imager (inside the cardboard box), with chiller, toolbox, and blower for SRI photometer.
The back end of the PICASSO imager (inside the cardboard box), with chiller, toolbox, and blower for SRI photometer.
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I'm smiling because the software is working...for now.
I'm smiling because the software is working...for now.
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