{"id":2143,"date":"2010-07-12T15:08:35","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T19:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galadriel.astro.utoronto.ca\/ballast\/?p=2143"},"modified":"2010-07-12T15:08:35","modified_gmt":"2010-07-12T19:08:35","slug":"sun-sensor-clouds-team-shirtless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?p=2143","title":{"rendered":"Sun Sensor, Clouds, Team Shirtless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Natalie and Laura had the gondola taken outside again to calibrate the sun sensors and the magnetometer. We arrived at 6:30, and the CSBF folks all came in to collect some weekend overtime. We were out well before the sun got too high but had to wait a bit for the sun to dissipate some low-level clouds. Because the GPS doesn&#8217;t give attitude while hanging from Tiny Tim, we had to rotate the gondola ye olde fashioned way (ie Nick, aka Rotate Commander). Because of the heat, Team Rotate eventually became Team Shirtless (which Matt took a ton of pictures of&mdash;apparently photos titled with &#8220;Shirtless&#8221; are popular on flickr).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2143 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2144'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4300-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2144\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4300-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4300-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4300-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2144'>\n\t\t\t\tNick opens one of the heavy doors. He doesn&#8217;t like using the crank\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2145'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4305-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2145\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4305-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4305-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4305-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2145'>\n\t\t\t\tTiny Tim is Back. This begins the series of Tiny Tim photos I can&#8217;t help but take every time\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2146'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4306-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2146\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4306-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4306-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4306-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2146'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sun is still obscured, but it looks like it will emerge soon enough\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2148'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4315-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2148\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4315-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4315-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4315-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2148'>\n\t\t\t\tTim lifts BLAST\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2147'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4312-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2147\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4312-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4312-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4312-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2147'>\n\t\t\t\tNatalie looks on in wonder and excitement\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2149'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4320-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2149\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4320-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4320-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4320-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4320.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2149'>\n\t\t\t\tBLAST starts to emerge\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2150'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4322-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4322-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4322-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4322-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2150'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd the antennas still fit outside\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2151'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4324-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2151\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4324-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4324-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4324-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2151'>\n\t\t\t\tOur third rigger to occupy the forward command position. They must have a cycle\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2152'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4330-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2152\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4330-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4330-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4330-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2152'>\n\t\t\t\tBLAST heads back over to its favourite spot on the basketball court\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2154'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4333-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2154\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4333-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4333-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4333-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2154'>\n\t\t\t\tCSBF lent us a few of their good walkie talkies\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2153'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4331-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2153\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4331-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4331-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4331-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2153'>\n\t\t\t\tJoseph and Larry Harness up to go on the person lift\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2155'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4342-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2155\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4342-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4342-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4342-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2155'>\n\t\t\t\tLarry drives, Joseph chills\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2156'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4345-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2156\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4345-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4345-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4345-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2156'>\n\t\t\t\tJoseph moves the GPS antenna back out\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2157'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4348-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2157\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4348-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4348-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4348-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4348.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2157'>\n\t\t\t\tI go out on sky patrol, and wait for the sun to poke out\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2158'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4350-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2158\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4350-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4350-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4350-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4350.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2158'>\n\t\t\t\tI get bored, so take some pictures on the gondola\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2159'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4351-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4351-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4351-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4351-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2159'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd some pictures of the riggers also being bored\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2161'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4355-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2161\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4355-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4355-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4355-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4355.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2161'>\n\t\t\t\tSun!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2160'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4353-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2160\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4353-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4353-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4353-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2160'>\n\t\t\t\tThe PSS sees sunlight\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2162'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4362-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2162\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4362-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4362-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4362-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2162'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam shirtless, chilling in the shade (except Elio, he likes the sun)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2163'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4369-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2163\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4369-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4369-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4369-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2163'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam shirtless doing the rotating thing (except Tristan, who just watched)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2164'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4395-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2164\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4395-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4395-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4395-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4395.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2164'>\n\t\t\t\tElio heads back to the sun\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2165'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4400-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2165\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4400-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4400-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4400-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4400.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2165'>\n\t\t\t\tRotate Commander\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2166'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4410-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2166\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4410-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4410-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4410-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4410.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2166'>\n\t\t\t\tAll done now. Moving the GPS antenna again\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2168'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4418-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4418-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4418-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4418-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4418.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2168'>\n\t\t\t\tTim comes to get us\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2169'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4429-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4429-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4429-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4429-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2169'>\n\t\t\t\tTim backs up. I really like how the back end turns\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2170'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4431-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2170\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4431-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4431-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4431-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2170'>\n\t\t\t\tMore backing up. I don&#8217;t photograph the rear often enough\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2176'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4422-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2176\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4422-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4422-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4422-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4422.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2176'>\n\t\t\t\tA new view for me, from underneath Tim. Tim is best (and unavoidably) viewed from beneath\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2171'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4434-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2171\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4434-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4434-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4434-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2171'>\n\t\t\t\tMandatory &#8220;Lifting BLAST Outside&#8221; picture\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2172'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4440-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2172\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4440-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4440-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4440-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2172'>\n\t\t\t\tBLAST heads back home\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2173'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4454-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2173\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4454-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4454-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4454-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2173'>\n\t\t\t\tNatalie and Matt observe together as BLAST comes back in\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=2174'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4458-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2174\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4458-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4458-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img_4458-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2174'>\n\t\t\t\tBus initialized on 1481188th attempt. Sweet\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Natalie and Laura had the gondola taken outside again to calibrate the sun sensors and the magnetometer. We arrived at 6:30, and the CSBF folks all came in to collect some weekend overtime. We were out well before the sun got too high but had to wait a bit for the sun to dissipate [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2143"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2179,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143\/revisions\/2179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}