Weather Balloon Truck Tailgate Dawn Helium Cylinders

Cold silver dawn light spills across a weathered metal tailgate stacked with tall, pale green helium cylinders. The cylinders stand in neat rows against a backdrop of a wind-scoured research platform near Karabük. Early spring air leaves a thin sheen of frost on the steel valves and brass fittings. Salt wind pushes across the exposed equipment, blurring the edges of the white fabric bundles nearby. The ground shows patches of dormant grass and scattered gravel. A coiled hose rests on the tailgate, its black rubber against the faded blue paint. The scene reveals methodical preparation under a pale, overcast sky.