UMSF Visitor
While a whole lot of UMSF’ers chat online, because we are spread across the world, we rarely get a chance to meet face-to-face.
Every now and then though, one of us takes a trip and we get a chance to put a face to name/avatar.
Today, HughfromAlice came to Canberra and met up with Astro0 for a look at the Canberra DSN.
Check out the photos…
HughfromAlice with the Rover model. Hugh and friends at the Canberra DSN.
In front of DSS46 (the original Moon dish) and near DSS34.
Astro0 and Hugh. Hugh’s friends with DSS46.
Look how tiny everyone looks next to DSS43 – the 70-metre antenna.
June 8, 2009 at 10:22 pm
…And of course we had a brilliant time!! Being right next to DSS43 as its 4000 tons swiveled East noislelessly on a layer of 0.7mm of oil and lowered from facing straight up to one side just a few feet above the ground as it pointed to a just rising Saturn to beam data 1.3 billion kms across the solar system to Cassini was awe inspiring.
Thanks Glen!!