Last week, at the end of my time on night shift, Theo was moved onto the gondola. I missed the operation itself but (thanks to camera and lens loans from John and Jon) I got some photos of the result.
We also concluded our epic water balloon fight. Sean and I won by getting the most wet, while wrestling over a garden hose. (Photos from Jon, shot by Becky)
Jon on a ladder, inspecting Theo's plumbing
He spends a lot of time doing this
Admirers
Jamil commands the elevation
Theo and the Gondola
Together at last
Natalie installs the bore-sight camera
Finally pointing along the bore-sight
Waveplate guys: Lorenzo
Waveplate guys: Sean
They were listening to try to determine if one of the rotators was moving
Spider and Sean
Bill reinstalls the star camera
Spider, and surrounding stuff
Lots of cables come from Spider. Plus a couple computers that follow it around
Spider in profile
Spider from behind
Turtle joint (my favourite!)
And assorted plumbing
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