The Life of an Astronomer

Not too much has occurred since my previous update. I sleep all day, take pictures at sunset, and play with a telescope that is far bigger than I am.

Here are some samples of the pictures I take...

Obviously, this is a telescope dome. It is not the one that houses the telescope that I use, but it looked prettier than mine at sunset the other day. I apparently have just claimed possession of a telescope. That's the stuff of dreams!

I insist that there really isn't much else to do up here when not observing other than take pictures of the domes and the mountains. This point brings me to the next picture.

This is the moon rising over the (Andes) mountains as the sun was setting. A bit more obvious than the first obvious picture I decided to describe in detail?

If the bored-astronomer-turned-photographer is really quite fortunate, the animals of the mountain will emerge (this does not include the spiders, imitation elderberry bugs, or the several dozen ants that I have found in my room).

For good measure, I include a picture of a fox with the view from the area of the cafeteria and the rooms. When asked, the fox did not desire to join us in the control room. We should have lured him with cookies.

He did desire to scare us by howling incessantly the other night.