LDB Panorama, Ob Hill

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.

Tyr balancing the inner frame

By hose clamping lead bricks all over it

Juan covering more of the sun shields in alumnized mylar

More mylarizing

He stops to laugh at me, after I'd followed him with a camera for a while

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)

one by one the penguins slowly steal my sanity

Star camera surgery

Mark opens up the back in place. A connector needed fixing

Lock motor

Seen beneath the starboard support pyramid

Secondary mirror focus actuators

To go with my photo of the lock actuator

Juan also covers foam triangles with mylar

These can be easily removed in places that require occasional access

LDB

Has flags now

Greg and Laura climb Ob Hill

Cross at top

In memorial for the Scott expedition

Greg

With camera

LDB

As seen from Ob Hill

McMurdo

Laura

Me

Taken by Greg

Greg descending

And quite cold

LDB Panorama