Astronomy
Whose bright idea was it to set the deadline for Decadal White Papers for the day after Valentine's Day anyway? It's like they don't expect astronomers to have a life outside of astronomy.
Oh wait, that is what they expect, isn't it...
- Orionid Meteor Shower
For everyone who love to watch meteor shower.The Orionid shower peaks the night of October 20/21, with the best views coming before dawn on the 21st.We can expect to see 20 to 30 "shooting stars" per hour ? an average of one every 2 to 3 minutes ? at...
- Super Bowl? Super So!
Some of you may have noticed that the Super Bowl was yesterday. I figured we wouldn?t bother doing anything since the Packers weren?t playing. I know, right? Thus, when my SO suggested having a small get together, I wasn?t that enthused. I had way...
- What Do You Do For Child Care When Traveling?
It's been a tough few weeks in my household. First there was a proposal deadline, and hard on the heels of that, I'm about to disappear for a week for work travel. It's hard enough managing things when I'm away for a week at a time....
- Decadal Survey Town Hall Redux
Yesterday, I went to the Decadal Survey Town Hall held at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, DC. This being within easy driving distance of University of Maryland, Goddard Space Flight Center, and Space Telescope Science Institute, I was fully expecting...
- Aaswomen For March 20, 2009
Issue of March 20, 2009 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson & Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. AASWOMEN Advice2. Astro2010 Infrastructure Study Groups3. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN4. Access to Past Issues of...
Astronomy
A Valentine's Day Proposal
Whose bright idea was it to set the deadline for Decadal White Papers for the day after Valentine's Day anyway? It's like they don't expect astronomers to have a life outside of astronomy.
Oh wait, that is what they expect, isn't it...
- Orionid Meteor Shower
For everyone who love to watch meteor shower.The Orionid shower peaks the night of October 20/21, with the best views coming before dawn on the 21st.We can expect to see 20 to 30 "shooting stars" per hour ? an average of one every 2 to 3 minutes ? at...
- Super Bowl? Super So!
Some of you may have noticed that the Super Bowl was yesterday. I figured we wouldn?t bother doing anything since the Packers weren?t playing. I know, right? Thus, when my SO suggested having a small get together, I wasn?t that enthused. I had way...
- What Do You Do For Child Care When Traveling?
It's been a tough few weeks in my household. First there was a proposal deadline, and hard on the heels of that, I'm about to disappear for a week for work travel. It's hard enough managing things when I'm away for a week at a time....
- Decadal Survey Town Hall Redux
Yesterday, I went to the Decadal Survey Town Hall held at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, DC. This being within easy driving distance of University of Maryland, Goddard Space Flight Center, and Space Telescope Science Institute, I was fully expecting...
- Aaswomen For March 20, 2009
Issue of March 20, 2009 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson & Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. AASWOMEN Advice2. Astro2010 Infrastructure Study Groups3. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN4. Access to Past Issues of...