Photographs
New Mexico and Arizona, September 2008
In September 2008 I attended the National Virtual Observatory Summer School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After the school was over I had 10 days of moi, the open road and a whole lot of country to cover. This is my story :)
Fiesta - the burning of Zozobra
Hiking the Winsor trail to Lake Nambe
Carlsbad Caverns NP, Carlsbad, NM
Cloudcroft and the Sacramento Mountains, Southern NM
White Sands National Monument by night
Alkali Flat Trail - White Sands
Very Large Array, west of Socorro, NM
Grand Canyon South Rim, east of Yavapai Pt.
Grand Canyon - Bright Angel Trail
Grand Canyon - South Kaibab Trail
Sandia Peak and Albuquerque, NM
Chile
In early 2007 I spent 3 months in Chile in and around the city of La Serena on a Gemini South Summer Studentship. La Serena is a beautiful old coastal town about 400 kms North of the capital Santiago. I was also lucky enough to spend some time atop Cerro Tololo and Cerro Pachon, two of the best observing sites in the world. Cerro Pachon is home to the mammoth Gemini South 8m telescope.
Santiago Airport and first impressions of La Serena
A weekend away in the Elqui Valley
Foxes, sheep, kites and comets!
Into the Atacama Desert and Laguna Verde (Green Lake)
Seals, penguins and pelicans, Oh My!
The 3rd Millenium Cross in Coquimbo
Fray Jorge National Park and Valle de Encanto (Enchanted Valley)
