The MAGIC Project

The MISU Atmospheric Physics Group

MAGIC

Photo Diary

The MAGIC Rocket Campaign,
Esrange, January 2005

Photos by Jörg Gumbel, Jonas Hedin, Thomas Karlsson,
Stefan Lossow, Tomas Waldemarsson, Björn Ågårdh.

January 2 : Into the Cold. Arrival in Kiruna.
January 3 : Unpacking. Getting the Instruments together.
January 4 : Assembling the Payload.
January 5 : Payload Tests. Arrival of the MISU Lidar Team.
January 6 : Rocket Preparation. Surströmming Party.
January 7 : Test Countdown.
January 8 : First Countdown Cancelled. Lidar Work. The Ice Hotel.
January 9 : Second Countdown Cancelled.
January 10 : Third Countdown - and Launch!
January 10-11 : The Great Adventure - Payload Recovery.
January 10 : Simultaneously at Esrange: Post-Flight Party.
January 11 : The Return of the Payload.
January 12 : Meetings.



To be continued. Stay tuned . . .



Remember, these pictures are only the tip of the iceberg. The MAGIC campaign has been prepared over a period of 4 years with a lot of work going on at NRL, MISU, SSC in Solna, Esrange, and many other places...


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Last updated: 2005-01-21, Jörg Gumbel (gumbel@misu.su.se).