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my first article as a freelancer is out!
my first article as a freelance science journalist has been published at the Planetary Society!
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my first first-author paper: how not to form a binary sunset
I’m officially a published astronomer! My paper, titled “Improved Orbital Constraints and H-alpha Photometric Monitoring of the Directly Imaged Protoplanet Analog HD 142527 B” has been accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal. In this post, I talk through some of the paper’s findings.
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desert power, mountain time
in which I travel to an observatory and have a good time
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above 500
In which I learn valuable lessons about writing observing proposals, deadlines, and telescope time allocation, reflect on my self doubt, and bat above 500 in my first proposal season. I suppose it can only go down from here, right? Nearly all the astronomers I know submit tens, hundreds of proposals and have acceptance rates on […]
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the once and future PI: my first observations as principle investigator using the ARC 3.5m telescope
In which I reflect on being responsible. I sit in the late hours of the night, towards the end of the year, in front of my bright computer screens. Tonight is my last scheduled observation for my Quarter 4 program, my fifth night of observing. My vision is filled with the multitude of windows which […]
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