Christopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺I worked at @snolabscience.bsky.social ages back when it was still just "SNO". It wasn't on Mastodon then, but it is now 😃
If you're a fan of cool physics done 2 km underground, you should definitely follow them!
Stephen Sekula@skyglowberlin Nice photo! I know those doors!
@steve Do personnel still go in at the door to the left, or has the entrance and dry been moved with the expansion?
I would love to come for a visit again sometime, but I don't see much chance of me coming by Sudbury any time soon.
(Ooooh, here's a suggestion: in 2029 you guys could hold a "30 years since the start of data taking" event, and invite all of the alumni back to hold a Fest where you guys present what's new in the lab, and the alumni present the weird and wonderful stuff they're doing inside and outside of academia! I would totally come for that.)
@skyglowberlin The lab expansion that led to the formal opening of SNOLAB moved the car wash and entrance to the dry about 100m further up the drift (back along the tracks that lead to the cage). Attached is what the new entrance looks like now (the doors are behind the rail car).
Those doors in your photo now lead from the “new lab” to to “SNO+ area/old lab”.
I will pass along the “reunion”/“30 years” suggestion and see what comes of the idea. Thanks for the suggestion!
Stan Seibert@steve @skyglowberlin A SNO reunion in 2029 would be pretty interesting! (I think my last time underground was in 2013.)
@seibert @skyglowberlin There is an event planned in May this year, marking 20 years since the end of operations. I have no insight into the advertising, scheduling, etc. however, so I cannot tell you much past that. When something official is available, I will drop it in Mastodon and try to reply here.