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beamjockey ([personal profile] beamjockey) wrote2006-11-09 09:28 am

Even at 10 Microns, It's Still a Nice-Looking Building

In its 9 November issue Fermilab Today displays a neat picture from Jeff Larson. (If this link doesn't work, try another.
Jeff Larson's thermal infrared photo of Wilson Hall at Fermilab

Quoting the caption:

Getting hot in here: Jeff Larson of the proton source department took this picture from behind Wilson Hall with the Fluke IR imager. "It's a camera that can see IR light and accurately tell you what the temperature is on certain surfaces," he said.

[identity profile] tandw.livejournal.com 2006-11-09 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Way cool!

(Hmm, maybe not the best choice of words....)

BTW, are you going to see any changes at your level with the new contract?

[identity profile] filkerdave.livejournal.com 2006-11-09 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
That is a Dalek there, isn't it? I can almost hear it screeching I-LU-MI-NATE! I-LU-MI-NATE!

[identity profile] ffutures.livejournal.com 2006-11-09 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Just what I was thinking...

[identity profile] min8ive.livejournal.com 2006-11-09 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
He uses a similar device to check the temperature of the baby's formula. :-)

[identity profile] ffutures.livejournal.com 2006-11-09 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
The husband of someone at work got to play with one of these for a few days and took a load of pictures of common objects, well-known places in London, etc. They're all on clip-art sites of the "pay a shitload of money to use this picture in your glossy magazine" variety so I can't show examples.