IntheField
Onceinthefield,theteamgottowork.First,theysetupcamerasinaspecialway.Theywantedtotaketime‑lapsephotosofthe vent.
Threecamerasweresetupwithradioreceivers.Thecameraswereturnedonusingaremotecontrol.Thenphotographswouldbetakenatthesametimefromdifferent locations.
Thecamerasneededtobeclosetoeachothertopickupsignalsfromtheremotecontrol.Theyalsoneededtobeaimedatthesame point.
Theteamangledthecamerasintoposition.Theytooktestshotstomakesurethecameraswereworking.Then,theyweighedthemdownwithrockstoholdtheminplaceontheir tripods.
Grockeinspectsthecameras
and othergearbeforepositioningthem
aroundthelava dome.
RoutineMaintenance
Thecamerasfocusedontheactivevent.Theywouldtakeonepictureeveryfivesecondsduringthedaytime.Onepicturewouldbetakeneveryminuteatnight.Theteamtookpicturesfor36hours straight.
These three cameras will be connected using radio transmitters and receivers, so that they can take photos of the lava dome at the same time from three different places.
Everyeighthours,thebatteriesinthecamerashadtobechanged.Thiswashardtodointhemiddleofthenight.Headlampsandhikingpoleshelpedteammembersscootdownthemountainontheirbacksidestoreacheachcamera.Notthemostdignifiedwaytogodownamountain,butit worked!
Whiletheywaited,Grocketooknotesofherobservations.Salazartookphotographs.DonihuetookGPSreadingsandusedadronetotakeaerial photographs.
Thesethreecameraswillbeconnectedusingradiotransmittersandreceivers,sothattheycantakephotosofthelavadomeatthesametimefromthreedifferent places.