i was out doing things. i'm back now.
photos of me, by a friend (iykyk) i went to visit in New Mexico, who got us Authorization. first two are at the Apache Point Observatory. first is of their 3.5 meter telescope during a lunar laser ranging run, where they shine a laser through the telescope to bounce it off the retroreflectors the Apollo astronauts left up there. second is of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescope.
second two are me almost burning a hole in my nikkormat's shutter by forgetting to lower the mirror before placing it into the optical path of the Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope