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  • i published another science paper

    i published another science paper

    This past month I published another peer reviewed article as first-author, this time in The Astrophysical Journal. The pre-print of the article is currently available on arXiv. In this paper, we used the VLTI/GRAVITY instrument down in Chile to study the orbit and atmosphere of a failed star. This object, HD 72946 B, didn’t form…

    September 24, 2023
  • jwst cycle 2, and n+1 time’s charm for vlti

    jwst cycle 2, and n+1 time’s charm for vlti

    in which i discuss proposing for space telescope observing time, and resubmitting a failed telescope proposal.

    July 28, 2023
  • the fellowship of the observatory

    the fellowship of the observatory

    in which i reveal to those interested baltimorians the nature of the cosmos. and now my watch is over.

    June 14, 2023
  • i made a star in python with these 4 easy equations (clickbait)

    i made a star in python with these 4 easy equations (clickbait)

    stars are complex, dynamic objects, but we can simulate the interior of a star using some simple equations.

    May 23, 2023
  • a simple plot belies tremendous difficulty

    a simple plot belies tremendous difficulty

    there’s an exercise, exercise 3.8, in Stellar Interiors: Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution (2nd ed) by Hansen, Kawaler, and Trimble (HKT) that’s stuck in my brain. let me try to explain.

    February 20, 2023
  • open sky, heavy heart

    open sky, heavy heart

    “When I die, I can breathe back the breath that made me live. I can give back to the world all that I didn’t do. All that I might have been and couldn’t be. All the choices I didn’t make. All the things I lost and spent and wasted. I can give them back to…

    September 14, 2022
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