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‘—the purple-red foothills—there was usually a pleasant moment of stillness during—sunset—from such a remote outpost, the entire desert seemed motionless—but there was also a slight buzz under it all. For everyone working at the telescopes—day started at this hour & the darker the sky got, the more it impressed upon all of us that we had a busy night ahead. As long as the weather cooperated—forecasting connoisseur—’