Back in July, I gave a fifteen minute talk about the LSST Camera at a local bar as part of an astronomy on tap event, which in Chile they call Astro Chela. It was a bit intimidating considering that ~60... Continue Reading →
It’s a bummer to feel like a tourist in your hometown. I suppose that’s my own fault considering the fact that I moved from the east coast to the west coast for college and never looked back, but I’m still... Continue Reading →
On a Monday morning, the LSST Camera was loaded onto a trailer at SLAC. On Tuesday, it was driven to the airport and flown overnight to Chile. On Wednesday, it was trucked for 10 hours to the bottom of the... Continue Reading →
In the first part of the story, the LSST Camera had just landed in Santiago after an incredibly smooth loading process and flight. Unfortunately, the smooth ride ended there. Let's back up to the weekend before the flight. I got... Continue Reading →
In August 2018, I gave a presentation to my project's funding agency (the US Department of Energy) arguing that we should spend a million dollars to charter a private plane to carry the world's largest digital camera from California to... Continue Reading →
So, I fell off the blogging train, but I'm back now, at least until things get wild again. In my defense, it's been the busiest six months of my entire career, culminating in the shipment of the world's largest digital... Continue Reading →
Margaux Rhymes with Fargo 