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Friday, April 23, 2010
Shoveling Snow from the Dome
The dome of the Hale Telescope is 135-feet high. From this wide shot you can't easily notice the people on it, can you?
A zoom lens brings them nicely into focus as the crew shovels snow off of the dome:
Pick me, oh, pick me... I so bad want to do this job at some stage!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Ben. Next time you need the dome cleared, take bids. (bids on how much we'll pay to do it).
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