Wonderful day up on the mountain yesterday visiting Gemini North. There are new photos up on the Flickr stream including an excellent shot (if I do say so myself) of Gemini open and ready for the night. The sides of the dome open up to allow a smooth flow of air, keeping the mirror clean and the seeing stable. Or at least that’s the theory – there was a freezing wind last night and once they’d opened up the sides to show off for the camera they were quickly shut again.
Sunset on the mountain is spectacular – none of my photos (yet!) do it justice, but this is an amazing image of the Moon rising through the shadow of Mauna Kea.