Postcard from the Summit – Page 14 – A Darker View

Summit Road

I have been driving it for almost a decade, still beautiful…

Summit Road — The Mauna Kea summit access road climbs towards Hale Pōhaku

Mamane in the Fog

Mamane in the Fog — A mamane tree along the Mauna Kea access road.

SegEx

Segment Exchange — The segment exchange team preparing to move a segment out of Keck 1 to the coating facility

Segment in the Hall

Segment in the Hallway — The team moving a mirror segment from the telescope to the coating facility

Sunrise Watchers

Sunrise Watchers — A group of tourists brave the cold wind to watch sunrise atop Mauna Kea

Hualālai Submerged in Shadow

Hualālai Submerged in Shadow — Hualālai and Pu’u Poliahu submerged in the shadow of Mauna Kea

Lasing Unto Dawn

Keck 2 Lases in the North — Keck 2 lasing to the north in the dawn the lights of Waimea and Honolulu behind.

Keck in the Dawn

Keck in the Dawn — The twin domes of Keck Observatory lit by the first rays of dawn

Keck 1 Laser

Keck 1 Laser — The Keck 1 laser attempting a target in a cloudy sky

CFHT in the Dawn

CFHT in the Dawn — The CFHT dome lit by the first rays of dawn