“There was no history of mental illness in my family for people in their thirties, so it was very surprising when I developed it.” FamilyIllnessAstronomyOshaAltitudeMaunaKeaTmtMentalThirties Author:Steven Magee
“I have English genetics that reside in the USA and have worked close to Space.” SpaceAstronomyOshaAltitudeMaunaKeaTmtGeneticsEnglishReside Author:Steven Magee
“The most serious health problems that I exhibited during my night shifts at the very high altitude summit of Mauna Kea occurred after I started routinely working with the high powered sodium LASER guide star system.” AstronomyOshaAltitudeMaunaKeaTmtStarGuideSodiumLaser Author:Steven Magee
“The long term effects of exposure to high powered 20 watt sodium LASER guide stars are unlikely to be fully understood for a few more decades, as it is such a new technology and only a relatively small group of people have been exposed to it. LASER radiation safety standards appear to be where X-Ray radiation safety standards were in the 1900's.” AstronomyOshaAltitudeMaunaKeaTmtStarGuideSodiumLaser Author:Steven Magee
“I enjoyed working with Keck Laser Engineer Robert Lafon during my night shifts. If I saw him today, I would ask him this question: Do you have any health conditions that you associate with working with 20 watt high powered LASER's and very high altitude work?” AstronomyOshaAltitudeMaunaKeaTmtObservatoryEngineerKeckLaser Author:Steven Magee
“Working the night shift exposed me to very high powered 20 watt industrial sodium LASER light. We were told that it was harmless to the naked eye if we did not look directly into the LASER beam. Walking into the observatory dome being illuminated by the bright scattered orange laser light was a common occurrence.” AstronomyOshaAltitudeMaunaKeaTmtObservatoryKeckSodiumLaser Author:Steven Magee
“Trying to get a good sleep at high altitude during the daytime between extreme night shifts generally required sleeping tablets.” AstronomyOshaAltitudeMaunaKeaTmtTelescopeSleepingTabletsShifts Author:Steven Magee
“The longer I worked extreme night shifts, the less effective energy drinks became. Eventually I stopped drinking them as they would have no effect on me. I would drink one and go to sleep when home during the daytime.” EnergyAstronomyOshaAltitudeMaunaKeaTmtTelescopeDrinksShifts Author:Steven Magee
“The most stimulants I have taken in life were during my extreme night shifts to keep me awake.” NightAstronomyOshaAltitudeMaunaKeaTmtTelescopeStimulantsShifts Author:Steven Magee
“Night shift workers typically suffer from solar radiation deficiency sickness.” AstronomyOshaAltitudeMaunaKeaRadiationTmtDeficiencySolarShifts Author:Steven Magee