On UT 29 June 2015, Pluto occulted a star (m=11.9) in Sagittarius. A group of astronomers and students of astronomy from MIT, Lowell Observatory, and Williams College traveled to New Zealand and Australia to observe this occultation, with the goal of studying Pluto's atmosphere. Follow the adventures!
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
T-6 days: SOFIA photos, part 2
[posted for Michael Person]
Michael Person is in New Zealand getting ready to fly on SOFIA, and he sends these photos of the preparations there.
HIPO Camera getting loaded onto to aircraft transport truck.
Ted Dunham doing final check before releasing the brakes.
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