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AAVSO/BAA Day 1: Paula and Pulsating White Dwarfs
After several days of travel, I've settled into the front row of the BAA/AAVSO meeting in New Hall, in Cambridge, UK. Dr. Paula Skody is giving an excellent talk on pro-am collaboration to make Hubble Space Telescope observations of cataclysmic variables. She studies...
Friday Night Meet up 🙂
Just a reminder, I will be at Castle Pub, on Castle Hill in Cambridge, UK on Friday at 6pm.
A Sunny Morning in Oxford
I awoke to the following this morning. I now understand why every faculty member I’ve ever had who went to Oxford complains about the ugliness of their current university (any one of many). Really, can anything in the states compete? They also have quite...
Out of Munich and into England
After giving a 2pm talk yesterday, I was off and running for the airport and quick flight to London. To say that I am a laid back traveler is probably an understatement, and to say I vaguely plan things ahead and then forget to print out useful emails is perhaps more...
Munich, Day 2&3
The past two days in Munich were a whir of work. I’m part of the task group designing the Portal to the Universe, and my real reason for coming to Munich was to hash out plans with Lars Lindberg-Christiensen. Lars runs the team that does public communications...
Munich Day 2: Walking. A Lot.
Today I walked. A lot. Click to down load this image big (much credit to Google Maps). The green line is my path. I also so a crazy person. The video below is one I took of someone surfing a flooding canal. He kept doing this - everytime he fell, he's get back on his...
Heathrow 5, Munich, and a Dragon
I'm not quite sure how I'm still moving, but I am. Friday, a little after noon Central time (GMT-6) I gathered my belongings and rushed for a plane. From St Louis to Chicago, with a run from Terminal H to K, I raced to catch a flight to London. Finally settling into...
Carnival of Space
This week's carnival of space can be found in the Next Big Future blog.
Today, the Mid-West. Next Week, Europe
There is a small storm of activity going on in my house. The majority of this storm is attic remodeling. The more interesting part of this storm is my preparation to go to Europe (which is one way to escape the sound of nail guns). This Friday I'll be flying from St...
IYA taking shape
About a year ago I got a random email from Doug Isbell asking me if I'd be interested in being part of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). I'd previously heard about this project, but having gotten a good last out of the non-event that was the World Year of...