{"id":5188,"date":"2011-01-31T16:34:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T20:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galadriel.astro.utoronto.ca\/ballast\/?p=5188"},"modified":"2012-11-23T04:11:54","modified_gmt":"2012-11-23T08:11:54","slug":"pole-group-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?p=5188","title":{"rendered":"Pole, Group Picture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 18th was my last full day at the pole. So, that morning Don and I posed for the obligatory photos at the ceremonial and geographic south poles. Because this was also the peak of the Keck population, the group photo shoot rounded out my obligatory photos for the day.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/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-5188 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=5193'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5375-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Don at Geographic\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5193\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5375-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5375-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5375-1024x682.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-1-5193'>\n\t\t\t\tDon at the geographic pole\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=5195'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5376-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Me at Geographic\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5195\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5376-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5376-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5376-682x1024.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-1-5195'>\n\t\t\t\tThen Don takes photos of me at the geographic south pole\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=5197'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5381-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pole and Station\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5197\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5381-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5381-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5381-1024x682.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-1-5197'>\n\t\t\t\tThe pole and the elevated station\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=5199'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5383-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dragon Sculpture\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5383-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5383-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5383-1024x682.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-1-5199'>\n\t\t\t\tBetween the poles are snow sculptures, like this dragon\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=5201'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5389-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Snow Inukshuk\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5389-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5389-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5389-1024x682.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-1-5201'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd this snow inukshuk\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=5203'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5393-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mushrooms\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5203\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5393-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5393-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5393-1024x682.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-1-5203'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd some fanciful giant mushrooms\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=5204'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5396-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ceremonial Pole\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5396-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5396-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5396-682x1024.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-1-5204'>\n\t\t\t\tThen it&#8217;s my turn to pose at the ceremonial south pole\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=5206'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5400-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Me, Pole, Flags, Station\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5400-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5400-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5400-1024x682.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-1-5206'>\n\t\t\t\tWider, can see the station and flags too (of all Antarctic Treaty signatories)\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=5208'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5401-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Don at Ceremonial\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5208\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5401-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5401-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5401-682x1024.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-1-5208'>\n\t\t\t\tDon at the ceremonial pole\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=5210'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5404-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Me in Pole\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5404-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5404-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5404-682x1024.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-1-5210'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother self portrait in the ceremonial pole&#8217;s shiny sphere\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=5212'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5410-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Don and I\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5212\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5410-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5410-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5410-1024x682.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-1-5212'>\n\t\t\t\tDon and I in the sphere\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=5214'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5415-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Focal Plane\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5214\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5415-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5415-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5415-1024x682.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-1-5214'>\n\t\t\t\tFocal plane, with cover plate back on, and cables attached\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=5215'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5424-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spy Cam\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5215\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5424-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5424-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5424-1024x682.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-1-5215'>\n\t\t\t\tSpy camera, to monitor from inside when people are inside the ground shield\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=5218'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5425-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Keck Outside\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5218\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5425-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5425-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5425-682x1024.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-1-5218'>\n\t\t\t\tKeck outisde, with single forebaffle. There will be two more telescopes installed this season, and two more in the next\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=5220'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5430-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ze Choppa Completed\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5220\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5430-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5430-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5430-1024x682.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-1-5220'>\n\t\t\t\tZe Choppa completed in is box\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=5221'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5432-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Atop Mast\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5221\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5432-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5432-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5432-682x1024.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-1-5221'>\n\t\t\t\tIt sits atop a not-yet-raised mast, for viewing from DSL\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=5222'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5434-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Lab\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5222\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5434-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5434-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5434-1024x682.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-1-5222'>\n\t\t\t\tA wide shot of the lab area in MAPO. I realized that I didn&#8217;t yet have such a 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=5223'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5435-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Housekeeping Crate\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5435-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5435-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5435-1024x682.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-1-5223'>\n\t\t\t\tHousekeeping crate, full of a collection of tiny boards plugged into a backplane. This interfaces between the BLASTbus crate and the cryostats\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=5224'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5440-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Focal Plane Mounted\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5440-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5440-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5440-1024x682.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-1-5224'>\n\t\t\t\tFocal plane mounted atop the ridiculously thin legs, above the spittoon bottom\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=5225'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5446-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Leak Checking\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5446-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5446-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5446-682x1024.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-1-5225'>\n\t\t\t\tThe pressure in the cooling K1 cryostat seems high, so the leak checker is brought out (there was no leak)\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=5226'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5451-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Helium Needle\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5451-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5451-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5451-682x1024.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-1-5226'>\n\t\t\t\tNeedle for directing helium flow while leak checking\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=5229'><img width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_47461-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Top Hatted\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5229\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_47461-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_47461-187x250.jpg 187w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_47461-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5229'>\n\t\t\t\tDressing for the group photo, I try on Don&#8217;s top hat (photo: Don)\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=5230'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3444-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Zak Loitering\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5230\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3444-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3444-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3444-1024x682.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-1-5230'>\n\t\t\t\tZak loiters by the telescope, as Robert&#8217;s test subject (photo Robert)\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=5231'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3455-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Keck Group\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3455-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3455-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3455-1024x682.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-1-5231'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Keck (and BICEP2) group (photo: Robert)\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=5232'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3457-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gang Symbol\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5232\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3457-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3457-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_3457-1024x682.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-1-5232'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then showing of the &#8220;K&#8221; gang symbol (photo: Robert)\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=5227'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5459-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"South Pole Station\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5227\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5459-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5459-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5459-682x1024.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-1-5227'>\n\t\t\t\tSouth Pole Station. From the middle of the skiway on an unusual partly cloudy day\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=5228'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5466-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Passport Stamp\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5228\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5466-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5466-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5466-682x1024.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-1-5228'>\n\t\t\t\tSuper awesome passport stamp for having visited the station\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 18th was my last full day at the pole. So, that morning Don and I posed for the obligatory photos at the ceremonial and geographic south poles. Because this was also the peak of the Keck population, the group photo shoot rounded out my obligatory photos for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5188"}],"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=5188"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5935,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5188\/revisions\/5935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}