Turns out telescope hardware is built in some beautiful places. For my project in particular (the LSST), the telescope mount assembly, or TMA (i.e. the part of the telescope that tilts and rotates while holding the camera and the mirrors)... Continue Reading →
On Friday at Heavenly Resort in Tahoe I skied (by myself for the day) down the equivalent of Mt. Everest, which also includes riding chairlifts up the equivalent of Mt. Everest. So, I spent a lot of time making small... Continue Reading →
I booked this solo birthday trip to Tahoe a few months ago, hoping for some powder. Twas not to be. I got particularly worried about the lack of snow as I was playing soccer at lunchtime in 70+ degree weather... Continue Reading →
At least not in the winter. I mean, summer. I mean, January. You see how this gets confusing. Anyways, I was in La Serena, Chile a few weeks ago to visit the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope construction site on Cerro... Continue Reading →
And by "climbed", I mean with ropes and stuff. Back in May, my high school friend and her dad invited me along to climb Snake Dike, a technically easy but absolutely beautiful climbing route up the side of Half Dome... Continue Reading →
We made it to the top! Total number of hours on the mountain: 18.5 Round-trip mileage: 22 Feet of elevation gain: 6100 Highest elevation, in feet: 14,505 Number of (non life-threatening) self-arrests: 1 Depth of snow I accidentally stepped/fell... Continue Reading →
Margaux Rhymes with Fargo 