June 22

• 09:00 Leave Los Alamos for VLA tour
• 12:00 Lunch in Socorro
• 14:00 VLA Tour led by Dale Frail, NRAO
• 17:30 Dinner at Val Verde restaurant in Socorro

Today's Photos

The first dish to be outfitted for the EVLA.


On our visit to the VLA, the array was in the D (for dense) Configuration. The one pointed straight up is stowed due to high winds.


This is the room where all of the newly correlated data is written to tape.


High winds and an impending storm kept up from getting to walk inside one of the dishes, but it made for a neat picture by Stephen.


Here's a view of the array and the impending storm from the control building's balcony.


This rabbit obviously thinks he blends in very well because it let us get quite close.


Do we look like the real deal yet?


Does the whisperphone actually work in all this wind, Ned?


Can you hear me now? How about now?


Most fountain statues are actually in the water, but the Val Verde probably doesn't want soggy customers.


"Stick 'em up, and give me all your steak!"


Who is that holding up Frank and Derek? No one but them seems to be too concerned about possible danger.