There wasn’t a lot of action in the lab yesterday: Juan did some some more arts and crafts covering the sun shields in aluminized mylar, and Tyr balanced the inner frame. To supplement this crop of photos, I went outside and took a panorama of the LDB (Long Duration Balloon) site. In the evening, Greg, Laura, and I also climbed up Ob(servation) Hill, while Barth and Tristan were scared off by the heavy and cold wind.
Note for the panorama: click “View on Flickr” to get higher resolution versions.
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Tyr balancing the inner frame
By hose clamping lead bricks all over it
![Juan covering more of the sun shields in alumnized mylar Juan covering more of the sun shields in alumnized mylar • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8227699963/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8477/8227699963_792cd9b192_m.jpg)
Juan covering more of the sun shields in alumnized mylar
![More mylarizing More mylarizing • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8228766764/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8487/8228766764_3cc35bd2be_m.jpg)
More mylarizing
He stops to laugh at me, after I'd followed him with a camera for a while
![Tripod head Barth Tripod head Barth • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8227701149/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8065/8227701149_09f01163ae_m.jpg)
Tripod head Barth
People seem to like wearing my tripod on their head (including me)
![Elio drew a custom mug for Tristan (copied from real mug online) Elio drew a custom mug for Tristan (copied from real mug online) • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8228768426/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8206/8228768426_dc54f94f68_m.jpg)
Elio drew a custom mug for Tristan (copied from real mug online)
one by one the penguins slowly steal my sanity
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Star camera surgery
Mark opens up the back in place. A connector needed fixing
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Lock motor
Seen beneath the starboard support pyramid
![Secondary mirror focus actuators Secondary mirror focus actuators • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8228770542/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8061/8228770542_443611b379_m.jpg)
Secondary mirror focus actuators
To go with my photo of the lock actuator
![Juan also covers foam triangles with mylar Juan also covers foam triangles with mylar • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8228771070/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8349/8228771070_08005568ef_m.jpg)
Juan also covers foam triangles with mylar
These can be easily removed in places that require occasional access
![LDB LDB • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8227705387/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8069/8227705387_c04ffe79ac_m.jpg)
LDB
Has flags now
![Greg and Laura climb Ob Hill Greg and Laura climb Ob Hill • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8228773122/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8204/8228773122_3d5ea2a47d_m.jpg)
Greg and Laura climb Ob Hill
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Cross at top
In memorial for the Scott expedition
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Greg
With camera
![LDB LDB • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8227709043/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8490/8227709043_c36e766fd7_m.jpg)
LDB
As seen from Ob Hill
![McMurdo McMurdo • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8228776226/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8204/8228776226_6eda8d1542_m.jpg)
McMurdo
![Laura Laura • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8228776622/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8487/8228776622_398675d360_m.jpg)
Laura
![Me Me • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8228777190/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8197/8228777190_6ee05d4f7e_m.jpg)
Me
Taken by Greg
![Greg descending Greg descending • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27717602@N03/8228777912/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8481/8228777912_21715ab7bf_m.jpg)
Greg descending
And quite cold
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LDB Panorama
Happy (Belated) Birthday Tyr
Steve, thank you! I didn’t realize how large the LDB was until I saw it from Ob Hill!