Hey all, this is Mija Wheeler aboard the R/V Atlantis from the Alvin Submersible Operations Crew. There was no post last week because the flu went around the ship which inevitably resulted in several members of the Alvin Ops Crew (including myself) being out of commission for about half the week. Thankfully, no one tested positive for Covid so for all things considered, I’m still in good spirits.
Since my last post, we have officially completed my first science research expedition and demobilized in San Diego. During this cruise, I was charged with the setup and operation of two deep water underwater cameras called MISO cameras, which are effectively Go-Pros and an external battery inside a water-proof stainless steel casing. During this trip, I used these cameras to capture video footage of all the dives from the perspective of the right manipulator arm and take images from the brow of the sub every 5 seconds. The scientists used all the pictures to create a Timelapse of the dive, so that at the end of every dive they could have a 2-minute video to show all the surface members what happened over the course of the 5-hour dive.
Currently, I don’t have any of the MISO camera photos saved to my hard drive, but I did get some pictures of the animals and bacteria that were pulled up from the bottom of the ocean. I have included my favorite below.
With nearly half of my internship complete, I can confidently say I’ve had the time of my life and have learned so much. I’m excited to see what new things I learn or see next week, till then ALOHA!
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