Pictures from 1999 Tien Shan Installation: Turkmet (Xinjiang)

Some general comments on the pictures from 1999


Turkmet

Figure 1.View from above the site of the house which serves as the observatory. View is looking NW. The sensor is located just outside the structure where everyone is gathered around observing the installation. The solar panels and GPS are visible on the roof. The DAS/Disk/batteries are in a room on the other side of the window above the sensor. Very Large
Figure 2.View of the sensor installation looking south, showing the surrounding geology. Very Large
Figure 3.Close up of sensor installation, with Xu Yi in the hole and Mr. Ma looking on while seated on the insulation box. Very Large
Figure 4.The interior of the storeroom housing the DAS/Disk/Batteries. Very Large
Figure 5.The room adjacent to the store room, which is occasionally used for eating. The bed was for Mr. Ma, who grew tired from over-supervising. Very Large
Figure 6.The installation crew in front of the house. From left: Yu Shing, Xiao Zhong, Mr. Ma, a woman who lives at the house with one her kids, Wu Shin Jua, the town manager, Mamet Juma, the translator, Yours Truly, and a couple of kids from the neighborhood. Very Large
Figure 7.A view along the road from Turkmet to Atushi. Should be a rainbow here but it was much more impressive in person. Very Large