The lagoon as it appears just after turning into what is left of the access road. Road actually quite good here.
Click image for 1.5MB full size version.
Island Lagoon 2008
Keith and Jan Aldworth took these photos at Island Lagoon during their visit back to the site on 10th April 2008.
Almost all of the remains of the Minitrack station (that are seen in the 2001 photos) seem to have gone.
Some of the linked images are quite large – however they capture the beauty of the place.
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The lagoon as it appears just after turning into what is left of the access road. Road actually quite good here. Click image for 1.5MB full size version. |
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The track leading from the Minitrack site down to the lagoon. Click image for 1.25MB full size version. |
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A Panorama of the DSS-41 site looking West. Road enters at right, between trees. Antenna was at left white spot and ops building to the left of the main trees. Power house and workshops to right of entry track. Click image for 1.55MB full size version. |
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A long telephoto image of the Island Lagoon site as viewed from the main Port Augusta to Woomera Road. DSS-41 site behind foreground ridge, Minitrak behind intermediate ridge, Baker Nunn site is the bright strip on top of intermediate ridge. |
The Minitrack site
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2. Looking south across what was the car park with building along right hand side. Click image for 400kb version. |
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3. Looking North. Our 4WD is on entry to car park. Click image for 300kb version. |
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4. Path leading out to MOTS camera shack, behind the scrubby bushes. Click image for 400kb version. |
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5. MOTS camera shack site, looking back towards main building. Click image for 320kb version. |
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6. Looking from main building towards SATAN antenna (pale area in background). Click image for 1.2MB version. |
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7. Looking towards site of log periodic antenna. Click image for 1.2MB version. |
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8. Site of log periodic, used to receive time signals from WWV and WWVH. Click image for 1.2MB version. |
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9. Overall view of site looking south. Bella also curious. Click image for 320kb version. |
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11. Looking towards Minitrack from turn into Baker Nunn Camera site. Click image for 1.1MB version. |
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16. Searching for artefacts on MOTS shack site. |
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17. On site of main (Minitrack) building. |
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18. On site of main (Minitrack) building – some help from Bella. |
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19. Still looking. |
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20. Still looking. |
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21. Aha! |