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A Little Snow…
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A touch of snow and ice atop Mauna Kea this morning
A light snowfall atop the summit of Mauna Kea
The twin domes of Keck after a bit of snow on the summit of Mauna Kea
Fresh snow atop Mauna Kea, the first good storm of 2013
Fesh snowfall from the top of the Keck 2 dome
Getting to the summit over a snow and ice covered road in heavy fog
The crew arriving to a summit to find several inches of fresh snow
An MKSS snowplow clears the road atop Mauna Kea
George and Nick realizing how much snow must be moved
The crew shovels the loading dock clear while the OMKM grader clears a troublesome snowdrift.
Keck 2 appears out of the fog and snow as we are nearly there
We arrive to eight inches of snow at the telescopes
April storm brought enough snow to cover the slopes of Mauna Kea
Looking across at the Keck 1 dome from the top of Keck 2 with Mauna Loa in the background
The SMA antennas in snow and fog
Fresh snowfall blankets the summit of Mauna Kea
The Sun rising over an icy snowfield along the summit road of Mauna Kea
Mike Dahler clearing snow from the edge of the Keck 2 shutter
A fresh snowfall blankets the summit of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa
Snow falling around the IRTF telescope on the afternoon of March 3, 2015
Shoveling snow in Hawai’i!
The SMA (Smithsonian Submillimeter Array) under a heavy coating of ice and snow with Haleakalā in the background
Six inches of snow on the road as we approach the summit of Mauna Kea
Keck 1 looms in the fog and snow
Abandoning the summit as weather conditions deteriorate and the snow begins to fall
When you want to see the stars, find someplace dark