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What I Did on My Summer Vacation...
By Jennifer Yee |
For most high school students, the best thing to make the clock tick faster through a boring class is the thought of the upcoming summer For the summer vacation before my senior year, I decided to do something different. I left the city lights of Philadelphia to obtain an internship experience from the other side of the country, at MIRA.
The presence of the Milky Way overhead at Chews Ridge was both welcoming and stunning. It was at first awkward to spend a night of observing indoors in front of a com-puter screen. But computers proved to be an imperative component of each day as I contributed to a growing database project on T-Tauri stars. I was also introduced to the world of CCL) imaging through processing images taken with the 36-inch telescope at the Oliver Observing Station.
As a great way to end my internship experience, I worked with for Arthur Babcock to collect original photometric observations of stars within a region of the Pelican Nebula in Cygnus. With all the science classes I've taken in school, all I've ever been able to do is learn science. For the first time in my life, I got to do science.
To all those who I had the pleasure of working with and learning from, Thank You. It has been a summer to remember
Dr. Alex Filippenko spoke on Einstein's Biggest Blunder? The Case for Cosmic ''Antigravity.'' MPC September 22nd.
Friends of MIRA Evening of Observing
Enjoy dark sky observing with MIRA astronomers at the Oliver Observing Station, October 20, 5 - 11 p.m.
Friends of MIRA Evening of Observing - This is MIRA's first viewing session of our only natural satellite. October 27, 5 - 10 p.m.
The Bonestell Memorial Lecture: Dr. Frank Shu, the preeminent theorist on the formation of our Solar System, will discuss the formation process of the sun & planets. MPC Lecture Forum 103, 7 p.m., November 10th.
Winter Lecture: Dr. Imke de Pater will show the Universe through the eyes of telescopes using the latest techniques in adaptive optics. Time and location to be announced.
The Friends of MIRA Holiday Party and Potluck: Join your friends and the MIRA staff for what promises to be a blow-out party!! To make reservations, please phone us at 883-1000 and let us know how many people will be attending. The cost is free to Friends of MIRA. Note: All lectures, star parties, and tours arc free and open to the public. Call the MIRA office at (831) 883-1000 or email us at miraŽmira.org for more information.
Your Contributions to the FRIENDS OF MIRA are essential to the growth of this organization. Please join us as we support the exploration of the universe from the Central Coast. Renew your membership today and bring the excitement of amazing astronomical discovery to young and old alike!
MIRA has several interesting projects that we will be working on in the coming year - please phone the office at 883-1000 or email us at mira@iimira.org and let us know of your talents and interests!
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