Saturday, August 22, 2009

meeting a new telescope!

(a little too) bright and early tomorrow morning i leave for my first trip back to the states since i moved to england almost exactly one year ago!

the first stop is hawaii where i will have about 36 hours of free time before heading up the extinct volcano to meet a new telescope! i'm observing with the 3.8 meter united kingdom infra-red telescope (UKIRT) for the first time. i'll spend 7 nights awake at the summit of mauna kea observing targets for the UKIDSS project.



after the observing run, i'm going back to my hometown in ohio to see my family in person for the first time in over a year! woohoo! this is the longest stretch i've gone without seeing them and i'm really thrilled to get in some family time!

4 comments:

Ken Riches said...

Safe travels and strong coffee in Hawaii, and enjoy the heat here in the midwest (actually pretty pleasant, in the low eighties, but humid).

Tidley_wink said...

we're all excited to have Amanda time! can't wait to see you!

Chuck Norris said...

Enjoy your holidays Mandi!

lalamandala said...

Can't wait to see you!!!!!