(Community Matters) Gosh, thinking back on the “weekend” just now remembering the extraordinary tour arranged for us at the McDonald Observatory. What a perfect way to celebrate Benjamin Brooks’ 5th birthday, not to mention the visit from DC of Gabel & Dio and from Austin of Isaac, Charlie, Solvye, Emma & Max.
Foreground right: 0.8-meter Telescope. Background L-R: Struve Telescope, Hobby-Eberly Telescope, Smith Telescope, 0.9-meter Telescope (McDonald Observatory pic)
Jill & Feferman inside the Hobby-Eberly telescope’s dome
inside the Harlan-Smith, 107-inch, telescope’s dome, touring with Dr. Sneden
we also had dinner in the astronomer’s quarters with Dr. Chris Sneden, his wife and Joel Barna, enjoyed the Twilight Party, the Star Party and walking the catwalk of the Harlan-Smith even later. from the top of the Harlan-Smith to the sub-basement where the light is refracted, reflected and otherwise bent to remove imperfections – extraordinary.
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