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From having machined teflon parts<\/div><\/div>
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Making cables. Clearly she likes this. Maybe she should do it more often?<\/div><\/div>
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Cleans up around the focal plane<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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She shows off her handiwork<\/div><\/div>
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The different frequency bands are white\/black due to different anti-reflection coatings<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Spanky <\/div>
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<\/a>Anne and the VCS <\/div>
Preparing to install the MLI layer<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Clean highbay panorama <\/div>
Featuring Gondola, Theo (the cryostat). Plus Becky and Johanna<\/div><\/div>
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So that we can test whether the inside should be shiny or white (which is "black" to Spider, due to titanium dioxide)<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>And one of her not looking goofy <\/div>
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<\/a>This happened surprisingly often <\/div>
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In preparation for the liquid nitrogen fill<\/div><\/div>
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All six MCEs, for reading out six telescopes of detectors<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Judging by giantness of smile, I think she was having by far the most fun<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Don and Jon <\/div>
Like in the first group, Don has a slower kart so has to try to block passers<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Bill, going the fastest <\/div>
As I experiment with panning<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Ziggy prepares for safety <\/div>
And crossfire?<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Ed loads the BB pistol <\/div>
The BB guns are a fun afternoon stress-relief activity<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Becky and the pistol <\/div>
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<\/a>Sunset <\/div>
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<\/a>Yours truly <\/div>
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<\/a>Becky conducts with a pair of sparklers <\/div>
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<\/a>Black widow again <\/div>
This time as close as I was willing to get<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Natalie is testing the PSSes <\/div>
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<\/a>Team Camo. Modeled by Jamil <\/div>
The day shift's colours<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Laika's on Team Red (the early shift) <\/div>
With her favourite people: Anne, Johanna, and myself<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Natalie demonstrates alternate styles <\/div>
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<\/a>More alternate styles <\/div>
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<\/a>Don <\/div>
Team Camo<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Retrieved <\/div>
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<\/a>Jamil fills water balloons <\/div>
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<\/a>Attempting to blow out sparklers <\/div>
Atop the brownies for dessert<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Reaching moment <\/div>
Bill fills the liquid nitrogen source in the FTS<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Natalie's drinking war face <\/div>
Yes, that is a bottle of liquor shaped like an AK-47<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Jeff poses <\/div>
While confirming that most of the rest of my camera still works<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Jon on a ladder, inspecting Theo's plumbing <\/div>
He spends a lot of time doing this<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Beam mapping <\/div>
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<\/a>Lorenzo repaired the espresso machine (since rebroken...) <\/div>
Because beam mapping involves a lot of waiting<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Laika frolics in the garden <\/div>
Not yet completely subject to the cone's sadness<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Success at making fire <\/div>
With technology<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Jamil is wary <\/div>
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<\/a>Styling <\/div>
Sasha goes the extra mile and styles Jamil's mohawk for him<\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Team Mohawk portrait <\/div>
With Spider<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Don (with Laika's help) found a skull <\/div>
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<\/a>Tiny-fucking-Tim <\/div>
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<\/a>Sasha <\/div>
Wearing a Spider shirt. Which probably means she won't be ready for "Spider shirt Monday"<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a>Being cute <\/div>
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<\/a>And Seans's I-have-a-kitty hold <\/div>
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