The “advance team” arrived at LCO today to begin preparations for MagAO commissioning run #2. Alan, Tyson, and Jared made the long overnight journey from the USA, accompanied by Povilas and Mark Phillips who were returning from the Magellan SAC meeting.
![Grande still means Grande](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tysonbucks.jpg)
![smooth](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/newroad.jpg)
After a delicious LCO supper I went up and looked everything over. Here are some of the important things I checked:
![oh no. not you guys again.](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/vizzy.jpg)
![the intersection is wide open](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/frisbee.jpg)
![safety first](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pink.jpg)
And of course, I took a stroll around the mountain to see how things are without us.
![thanks man. couldn't have done it without you.](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/andrew.jpg)
![we're being taunted](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nocomment.jpg)
![ecofriendly](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/aluminum.jpg)
![ahhhh. feels like home.](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sunset.jpg)
![Sometime in the last 24 hours the moon flipped over on me.](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/moon.jpg)
![it's a short hop from there to Trapezium](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/moonlight.jpg)