To: Alice Springs, Australia.
... or is that the other way around?
| The not-the-launch-vehicle from the rear. |
| The Launch Vehicle from the rear. |
| The Launch Vehicle from the front. |
| The not-the-launch-vehicle from the front. |
| Marie inspecting the primary. |
| The inner frame from the back, with both the mirror and cryostat installed. |
| Enzo, hard at work, or, um, something... |
| The receiver team concentrates on optical alignment, while Barth and Ed discuss computer problems. |
| The Pressure Vessel (PV) with both computers installed. |
| Ed working on the Integrating Star Camera. |
| Enzo and Matt at the Brown House for lunch. |
| The warehouse next door to the Brown House. |
| Another shot of the Brown House. |
| Gaelen and Chris chase tumbleweed during the storm. The lesson for the day: don't try to pick up tumbleweed. It's pointy. |
| The lab takes a break to experience the weather. |
| Marie with ominous looking clouds behind her. |
| A gathering in the wind. |
| Gaelen takes a photograph of the group. |
| David entertains with a story. |
| Barth and Jaspaul fight against the wind. |
| Contemplating the storm. |
| Light on the horizon. |
| From: Palestine, Texas To: Alice Springs, Australia. ... or is that the other way around? |
| The same thing, but without the flash. |
| A brief movie of lightning during the storm. |
| A brief movie of lightning during the storm. |
| Barth and Sophia in front of the Netterfield van. |
| Sunset beneath the storm. |
| Sunset beneath the storm. |
| Looking east into the storm. |
| Looking east into the storm. |
| Another movie of the storm. Note the light from the setting sun. Note the rainbow. |
| Ditto. |
| Ditto. Now with people! |
| Gaelen photographing the lightning, as Matt and Chris look on. |
| The same, but blurrier. It was difficult to keep the camera still in the wind without a tripod. |
| Sunset. |
| A movie of the sunset. |
| Greg reassembling the ACS Power Module. |
| A close up of the ACS Power Module's front panel. Note the camera induced distortion. |
| Mark and Jeff continue to align the optics. |
| Mark puts on a hat to make Gaelen feel more at home. |
| Mark posing for the camera. |
| Matt helps with the optical alignment. Careful there, Mark. |