If the first week of this Chile trip was mostly categorized by flight delays and missing hardware (that I eventually found), the second week at the LSST observatory on Cerro Pachón was absolutely full of the most gorgeous sunsets I've... Continue Reading →
After a not-so-thrilling 24 hours in Dallas, I did finally make it to Chile and up to the observatory to do real work. The goal for the first week of the trip was to unpack two giant crates of equipment... Continue Reading →
Literally the worst trip I've ever taken. It happened back at the beginning of May and I'm still traumatized, especially after how awesome the last trip was. It started, as many horror stories do, with food poisoning during a nine... Continue Reading →
Figured since I'm about to come home from my fourth trip to Chile, I should post pictures from the last one. Not gonna lie, the most exciting that happened to me when I traveled to La Serena in March was... Continue Reading →
And no, the zoo doesn't count as seeing real penguins. Neither does a penguin statue. So, here ya go: I was in Chile in November for two weeks, ostensibly for work doing telescope-related things. And by work, I mean accidentally... 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 →
Margaux Rhymes with Fargo 