Reminds me of David Johnston, the scientist who was monitoring Mt. St. Helens and happened to be atop the volcano the morning that the top third of so of the mountain blew off. His last transmission—"…this is it!"—was cut off by the explosion itself.
It must have been terrifying, but he also sounded pretty excited. When you dedicate your life to a field like that there must be a kind of rush that comes with getting to see the big event firsthand.
