TEXES Observing Run - Hawaii
December 2003
Pictures courtesy Rachel J Mann
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NASA's Infrared Telescope
Facility covered in snow
A close-up of the
3m telescope
Cooling the telescope
with liquid nitrogen
Tommy and Claire testing the
level of remaining liquid helium
The top of the dewer preparing
for a liquid hydrogen fill
Claire, Rachel, and Shay
testing C2H2 gas
Looking over the HP dorms at
... where did Mauna Loa go?
There's Mauna Loa!
A morraine left over
from the Mauna Kea glacier
Rudy filling canisters
with liquid nitrogen
Trying to make sense
of the data
Up towards the summit
Who can find Keck I
and Keck II?
Oh! They're over there!
The IRTF in a cloud
of snow
Matt fixing the insulation that
decided to drop from a hole in the cieling
Finally! Blue sky
through the dome!
Want to see a magic trick?
TEXES off the telescope ...
... TEXES on the telescope!
Looking over the summit ridge
on a clear day, finally!
Keck II in the foreground
Maui in the background