Often you just need to take note of the small scenes that make up daily life. Over the years I have made an effort to photograph these scenes, there is so much richness in our everyday existence that too many do not notice…
A Keck primary mirror segment jacked up out of the array
The usual mess littering a workbench in the Keck summit electronics lab in the midst of a project
A handheld radio used at Keck for daily communication.
A tiny portion of the extensive cabling that connects the various elements of the Keck Interferometer
A dense bit of temporary wiring in the Keck 2 SAA cabinet
The control panel for the telescope hydraulic bearing system pumps
The new telescope control system servers take up much of a rack
Patching in an experimental control system to move the Keck 1 telescope, one step closer to a major upgrade.
The transformers for the Keck 2 telescope servo drives
A pile of power drills await use on a shelf in the supply room
A bank of relays form the safety interlock system for the telescope.
I/O cards and field wiring in the Keck 2 local controls PLC
Spools of wire await use in the electronics shop
A row of circuit breakers in the Keck 2 computer room
A pile of 3/8″ air hose in the supply room
Hard hats ready for use just outside the Keck 1 dome
The Nasmyth Deck tool set in the Keck 2 dome
Looking at the back of a segment with the radial support removed
Part of the Keck 2 logic board, this PCB assembly controls the various control and safety logic for the Keck 2 telescope.
A scatter of tools at CSO
The facility cooling lines that supply cold water to the K2AO electronics vault.
A set of tools ready for use on the Keck 1 nasmyth deck
A tangle of cables for the Keck 2 optical bench subsystem
Fuses, relays, and contactors in the Keck 2 telescope control system
A collection of keys
The many cables needed to operate the Keck 2 telescope thread through the azimuth wrap.
An assortment of cable pass through the Keck 2 telescope elevation cable wrap
Electronics test leads and patch cables hanging from the rack in the Keck summit electronics lab
Multiple cables enter the Keck 2 Adaptive Optics bench.
Analog ammeters indicate the motor current
A distribution video amplifier built around a THS7324
An electrician’s tool bag, complete with lockout tag
A section of the whiffle tree that supports each Keck primary segment
A sample of the control wiring and circuitry in the Servo Amplifier Assembly
Racks of wire available for use in the Keck summit electronics lab
Bins of bolts in the Keck supply room
Bins full of stainless steel machine screws in the supply room
Tools and drawing lay on the table in the welding shop
