by Pamela | Jan 8, 2008 | Astronomy, Space Craft
For my entire professional astronomer life, Hubble has been there as a beloved icon of what scientists can accomplish technically and scientifically when they are given the opportunity to dream. The images most of us think of when we pull up a mental image of the...
by Pamela | Jan 8, 2008 | Astronomy, Meetups
AAS has started and life is good. Phil, Fraser and I are moving in a happy pack and having great time. It was wonderful finally meeting Fraser face to face (check out the latest Astronomy Cast for pictures of the two of us recording). The real meeting starts about...
by Pamela | Jan 7, 2008 | Travel
We’ve arrived. Mostly. Fraser and I are in the warm and overcast city of Austin, drinking in a bit of atmosphere and a whole lot of TexMex. Today is a day of planning, talking, and recording. In a little while we’ll be recording an Episode of Astronomy...
by Pamela | Jan 2, 2008 | Personal
It’s Jan 2 most places, but since I haven’t gone to bed yet, I’m going to claim it’s still the first day of a new year. For me the first week of January always means 1 thing: A dead news feed and pre-conference chaos. You see, next week is the...
