December 18, 2013
The past two days spent in fieldwork with the marvelous staff of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point Telescope, observing the mapping of distant galaxies. Embraced by 45mph winds on a 10,000 elevation peak overlooking the precipice: Ciudad Juarez femicide sites and the White Sands nuclear testing grounds’ Trinity Site down below. I am learning a lot about the history of light. All part of the project Out Here Death Is No Big Deal.
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- my new aluminum plate transgalactic map.
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- the plate maps…each hole is a galaxy.
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- storage of the plates….
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- luminous galaxy maps…
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- a rack of galaxy maps…
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- supernova processing…
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- getting ready for the light…
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- liquid nitrogen for cooling…
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- apparatus for light looking.
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- beauty is a valve.
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- we are watching you.
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- this is a lot of galaxies looking out the window…
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- looking through the galaxies…
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- trees and galaxies…
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- galaxy gazing.
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- the iris opens.
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- setting the telescope….
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- silhouette with telescope…
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- the iris is ready.
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- canisters for galaxy maps.
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- a story of knobs and the cosmos.
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- we all have this button, somewhere. typically not labeled so prominently.
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- glove rack for the liquid nitrogen.
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- liquid nitrogen coolant time!
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- sunset over ciudad juarez.
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- sunset over cuidad juarez.
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- agog in the cosmos.
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- a bit of drifting light…
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- looking into white sands
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- trinity test site
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- three heads are better than one.
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- Wikswo Out Here Death Is No Big Deal