Chemist Adjusting Burette in Mohammedia Observatory

Midsummer rain streaks vertically across a north-facing laboratory window, blurring the bright outdoor light into soft gray sheets. Inside the observatory control room in Mohammedia, a chemist’s hands grip a glass burette with precision. The glassware reflects the cool, directional sidelight, casting sharp highlights along the liquid meniscus and the metal clamp. Water droplets rest on the window pane, distorting the view of the city beyond. Nearby surfaces gleam with soft reflections from the wet glass. The chemist adjusts the stopcock, their focus entirely on the slow drip of clear fluid into a receiving flask. One drop hangs at the tip, suspended before falling into the glass below.