TEXES Observing Run - Hawaii
December 2002
 


 
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Hale Pohaku
 
 


the road leading
up to the summit
 


The Kecks
(Subaru at back left)
 


Snow in Hawaii
 
 


3m telescope
 
 


Matt does the
Hawaiian limbo
 


Leave the heavy
lifting to us
 


TEXES electronics
 
 


Noise tests
 
 


Filling the dewar
 
 


The top of
the dewar
 


Bill, the telescope
operator
 


Matt Richter
operating TEXES
 


This data is raw!
 
 


End of observing run,
only six stitches
 


time for the
end-of-work commute
 


Eat my dust!
(road recently graded)
 


the long road
home
 


Tommy Greathouse
and Henry Roe
 


Doug and John visit
Volcanoes Natl Park
 


We're not lost
 
 


optical dispersion: much
easier than infrared!
 


lava
 
 


lava flow
 
 


steam
 
 


Quicktime movie
(912 kb)
 


IRTF dome