October 2005:
So, I haven't done this much in one month...um...ever...
My grad school tour comes close, but how often do you get to visit a new hemisphere?
So, without further ado, my month, chronologically.


Mauna Kea Observing Run Pictures:


Hale Pohaku Observer Dorms


The Shadow of Mauna Kea on the cloud tops, just before Sunset


Summit of Mauna Kea


CFHT and Gemini telescopes


Sunset on the Summit


The break of dawn. The most beautiful time of day, as far as I'm concerned

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Chile Pictures:


The Valley leading from La Serena to the CTIO telescopes


Another view of the Valley, from the Dam near its head


The man-made lake behind the Dam


Lots of cacti!


Even more cacti!!


Tons of cacti!!!


A view of the telescopes, coming up the desert road


The telescopes from the summit of Cerra Tololo


The telescopes of Cerra Pachon, the next summit over


The desert foothills of the Andes


Fog rolling up the Valley


Sunset over the desert


Clouds and sunset


The desert darkens


A condor, circling over the telescopes


Our last day on the summit, the Andes were like islands in a cloud sea


Flower in one of the gardens at the CTIO base in La Serena


The city of La Serena


Santiago, from the hill in the middle of the city that has been turned into a park


Fountain in the park


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Halloween, and my new hair:


Me, with bleached hair


Jeyhan and Jeff were more than happy to help with the color change


Me, with gaudy red hair


Josh brought over 2 fog machines, so our house was filled with fog for most of the party.
It was very fun.


The final costume: a leprechuan


Brandon, as a Roman Bust


Dagny, as a nun


Ben, as SpongeBob


Jeyhan as a jester, Josh as a trashcan


Sarah, carving a pmupkin



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