19 November 2021

Eclipse!  A few of us braved the cold to try to photograph it.  

 This is over our guesthouse:

Couldn't resist these socks.  Here I am, in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, buying socks made in my hometown of Northfield, Vermont. 

The exciting life at a remote camera site.  750 feet of Ethernet, left over from the last launch attempt two years ago.  Yes, it was all sorted and yes it all still works.  Many thanks to Jon, Matt, and Don for their assistance!

We gave up on working outside.  The wind was incredibly strong and we were all at risk of frostbite.  Snow up to your hips.  Me trying to walk in the footsteps of tall men and not succeeding.  I took many a tumble and finally decided to make my own path.  Luckily we have another week to set up and are hoping for more favorable conditions.  I find myself thinking that this will be much easier during the day but of course it's still dark, so that doesn't help.  

A late dinner at the Barentz Gastropub, with pizza and beer, really helped.

No trip up to the the observatory over the weekend, so we will begin again on Monday.