Postcard from the Summit – Page 21 – A Darker View

Postcard from the Summit – Relays

Relays — A bank of relays form the safety interlock system for the telescope.

Postcard from the Summit – Controls

Hydraulic Controls — The control panel for the telescope hydraulic bearing system pumps

Keck 2 Stitched

Keck 2 Stitched — Keck 2 seen in three frames with a 14mm wide angle lens stitched together for a full view

Mauna Loa and Meteor

Mauna Loa and Meteor — Looking over a snow covered Puʻu Hau Kea to Mauna Loa, a bright meteor is visible, as is the GMD laser at the NOAA lab just below the summit, Canon 6D and Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens, 30s at ISO6400

Postcard from the Summit – Icy Weather

Covered with heavy ice but still functioning normally… I do get something right once in a while…

Icy Weather — The meteorological instruments atop the Keck weather mast covered with thick ice.

A Little More Snow

A Little More Snow — April storms brought enough snow to cover the slopes of Mauna Kea

A Bit of Snow

A Bit of Snow — The twin domes of Keck after a bit of snow on the summit of Mauna Kea

Keck and Zodiacal Light

Keck and Zodiacal Light — The telescopes of the W. M. Keck Observatory back lit by strong zodiacal light

The Back Road to Keck

Four Wheel Drive Only — The back road around Puʻu Hau ʻOki to the summit of Mauna Kea

Subaru and Zodiacal Light

Subaru and Zodiacal Light — The Subaru Telescope overlooks a starscape with strong zodiacal light