Dedication ceremony cake

The 2.4-meter Telescope

Guests touring the 2.4-meter Telescope

Secondary mirror on the 2.4-meter telescope

A cloudy and cold start to the dedication ceremony

Dr. Willian and Eileen Ryan of the 2.4-meter Telescope

MRO secretary Lorraine Archuleta takes a tour of the 2.4-meter Telescope

A view of the 2.4-meter Telescope from the road heading up the mountain.

MRO Interferomter Software Engineer Tom Coleman and his daughter take a tour of the 2.4-meter Telescope

MRO staff work on the 49ers parade float representing MRO

Staff gathers before the BBQ

Contract Administrator Darrell Brown

A peak at the sun with a solar telescope

Program Director Charles Cormier giving a small speech to the staff

Program Director Charles Cormier

A view of the MRO Interferometer site

2.4-meter Telescope Director Dr. Eileen Ryan

Deputy PI Richard Cervantes celebrating the groundbreaking of the MRO Interferometer

Construction worker John Murphy

The staff enjoys a BBQ on the mountain

Electrical Engineer Dr. Chethan Parameswariah

NMT Physics Department Administrative Assustan, Gina Chavez and MRO student Ruth Juarez

System Architect Dr. David Buscher

Instrument Scientist Dr. Colby Jurgenson

MRO student Alisa Shtromberg and secretary Melanie Apodaca