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Marita Morris
Birthplace | Portland, Oregon, USA |
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Hobbies | Outrigger canoe paddling |
Career | 2006-2011: Undergraduate school at University of Arizona (studied astronomy and physics) 2007-2011: Worked at two telescopes in Arizona -The 21" Ray White telescope on campus -The 61" Kuiper telescope on Mt. Bigelow 2011: Joined Subaru Telescope in Hawaii 2016-2018: Earned a masters degree in optical sciences from the University of Arizona |
Marita Morris
Birthplace | Portland, Oregon, USA |
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Hobbies | Outrigger canoe paddling |
Career | 2006-2011: Undergraduate school at University of Arizona (studied astronomy and physics) 2007-2011: Worked at two telescopes in Arizona -The 21" Ray White telescope on campus -The 61" Kuiper telescope on Mt. Bigelow 2011: Joined Subaru Telescope in Hawaii 2016-2018: Earned a masters degree in optical sciences from the University of Arizona |
My schedule
16:00 | Wake up! Eat dinner at Halepōhaku |
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17:00 | Drive up to the summit |
17:30 | Arrive at the summit facility - Do a dome safety check to be sure the dome is ready for observations. - Setup the telescope and the night's instrument as requested by the observers. - Take dome flats or other calibrations if needed. |
Sunset | Open the dome and prepare for observations |
Twilight | Do a focus test to see where the best focus is for the night - Half hour after sunset Begin taking science data. Continue taking data all night long. ︙ - Just before sunrise Close the dome and put the telescope in stow position. Once closed, go do a dome safety check at the end of the night. - Just after sunrise Depart the summit to return to Halepōhaku |
6:00 | Eat breakfast at Halepōhaku |
7:00 | Return to my room and go to sleep |
Ice crystals
This is a photo of sunrise after a particularly cold night. There was frost everywhere, and these tiny ice crystals covered everything, including our cars. This photo was taken through the car windshield, which is where the crystals are sitting. Behind the crystals the shadow of Maunakea can be seen as the sun rises from somewhere behind the camera.
They protect me!
Ice crystals
This is a photo of sunrise after a particularly cold night. There was frost everywhere, and these tiny ice crystals covered everything, including our cars. This photo was taken through the car windshield, which is where the crystals are sitting. Behind the crystals the shadow of Maunakea can be seen as the sun rises from somewhere behind the camera.