by Pamela | Nov 2, 2007 | Astronomy, Meetups, Personal, Travel
1 good dinner + 1 good martini + 1 calmed brain = ready to blog less panicy Dennis di Cicco is giving a talk on the history the building we are all sitting in. This is actually way more exciting than one might expect. Dennis is an editor at Sky & Telescope...
by Pamela | Nov 2, 2007 | Astronomy, Observing, Personal
I’m currently at the AAVSO meeting in Cambridge, MA. I just had one of the most terrifying experience of my public speaking life. I attached my laptop to the overhead projector cable and my CPU DIED. Died died died died died. I paniced (and hopefully hid it...
by Pamela | Oct 30, 2007 | Personal, Random, Travel
Random 1: Tomorrow I fly out to Boston for a meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. I’ll be their until mid day Sunday. If you want to get together, let me know. I may be planting myself at a pub on Sunday to work and chat. Random 2:...
by Pamela | Oct 30, 2007 | Astronomy, People, Space Craft
The last time man walked on the moon I wasn’t alive. Hopefully I won’t be able to say that for too much longer. Several different nations are gearing up to make manned assaults on the surface of the Moon. Before the people, there is a wave of explorer...
by Pamela | Oct 28, 2007 | Astronomy, Observing
If the Sun is down and you are in the northern hemisphere, look at the finder chart here and then go outside and look at this object. Now. This website will still be here when you get back. Hi there. Have a good time? No one quite knows what happened. This normally...
