| Nick and Enzo balance the inner frame. |
| The cryostat cools down. |
| Chris works on the secondary actuators and Marie works on the star cameras in the mezzanine. |
| Marco inspects the secondary struts. |
| The star camera computer. |
| Enzo and Nick, still balancing the inner frame. |
| Mark in cryo corner. |
| Chris and Matt do another nitrogen transfer. |
| Marco takes measurements of the inner frame. |
| The secondary mirror and actuators reassembled. The secondary is lying face down in this image. |
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| (6771x1155, 3641.60 kb) A view of one of the long drops against a background of snow and cloudy skies. In the distance, a caterpillar is compacting the snow out on the runway. This was actually my first attempt at the following panorama, but with everything roughly the same shade of grey, I lost track of where I was in the shot, so I decided to start again. | |
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| (8992x1264, 5177.10 kb) The view from Willy Field. On the left is Mt. Erebus, obscured by clouds, roughly northwest. On the right, the most prominent land is White Island, roughly souteast. The flags which run from the caterpillar rightward towards White Island demark the Williams Field Skiway, which operates December to February, and accomodates ski equipped aircraft, such as LC-130s and Twin Otters. | |
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| (7808x1192, 4398.51 kb) This is essentially a continuation of the previous, but taken from another part of Willy Field. On the left is White Island; next to it is Black Island, just left of the pig barn. On the right of the pig barn is Mt. Discovery, with Brown Peninsula next to it. Straight down the road, in the far distance, is the Royal Society Range, on the continent. The next prominent peak in the near background is Observation (Ob) Hill. McMurdo is on the other side, and the pass between it and the rest of the highlands of Ross Island is where the road into town goes. Ross Island, then provides the backdrop behind the storage berm in the midground. The most prominent peak right of Ob Hill is Castle Rock. The foot of Erebus is obscured on the right edge. | |
| Enzo rotates the gondola to check for clearance. |
| Leveling the outer frame. An angle star (electronic protractor) is balanced on top of the elevation motor, and displaying the tilt of the outer frame. |
| Marie working on the star camera. |
| Gaelen takes a reading of the angle star. |
| 3 minutes with the cryostat. |
| Scanning the gondola in azimuth. |
| Waiting for Ivan to pick us up after work. |
| Ivan arrives. |
| "Highway 1", the official name of the main hallway in building 155, which houses the galley, the store, the library, the central laundry facilities, and is the hub of McMurdo. |
| Mark and Enzo walk to Scott Base, a little more than half an hour. |
| The kiwis hang up the hammock. |
| Kiwizilla |
| Marie poses at the beach. |
| One of our bartenders. |
| The start of the party. |
| The party picks up. |
| Mark poses at the beach. |
| Playing some tetherball. |
| Nick poses at the beach. |
| Partygoers on the porch. |
| Nick chills on the beach. |
| Later, Nick regrets giving his shirt to Matt for safe keeping. |
| A look back at Scott Base. |
| Scott Base again, all of it painted "Scott Base Green". |
| The flag of New Zealand flies over the base. |
| Being Canadian, Matt finds the weather nippy but refreshing, and, after a bit of fun with Nick, decides a little relaxation is in order. |
| Looking over the ice shelf. One of the black dots below appears to be a seal. |
| One of the odder photographs on Highway 1. |