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Originally Posted by iceman
Any more photos, Trev?
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From Keck HQ Waimea
Image 1 W.M.Keck HQ Waimea at 3000ft
Image 2 The Keck HQ complex houses accomodation for visiting astronomers, remote control rooms for Keck I and Keck II, offices etc, it is quite a large complex with a courtyard in the centre.
Image 3 The entrance to Keck HQ, they carry over the hexagonal theme throughout the facility.
Image 4 In the foyer.
Image 5 In the foyer, the lawn behind me out in the courtyard is hexagonal and is the same size as the Keck primary mirror.
Image 6 Our group from Swinburne, from the left, Post doc Dr Sarah Brough, Phd student Caroline Foster, Swin Alumini Mike McDowell, myself, Phd student Max Spolaor, Swin Alumni Prof Marcus Wigan, Swin Alumni Dr Errol Malta, our team leader Prof Duncan Forbes.
Image 7 Our first observing night at the controls of Keck II
Image 8 Duncan with the DIEMOS controls, he is smiling but the satellite image on the screen behind him tells a woeful story. The red region, the worst weather, was parked directly above Mauna Kea.