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- Qualified! about 2 hours ago from web
- (Diffusive shock acceleration of cosmic rays, Blandford-Znajek extraction of energy from black holes, relativistic synchrotron jets) 01:50:32 AM September 08, 2010 from web
- Just realized that Roger Blandford is personally responsible for about half of the key theories relating to my thesis 01:49:03 AM September 08, 2010 from web
- See, this is the sort of reason I get all worked up about intellectual property law: hot tub patent abuse! http://ur1.ca/1iz04 (via @tieguy) 02:00:09 AM September 07, 2010 from web
- Ah, right, THAT'S why it was so easy to park on campus this morning. 04:25:21 PM September 06, 2010 from web
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Monthly Archives: June 2008
NRAO Synthesis Imaging Workshop
Last week, I was at the eleventh NRAO Synthesis Imaging Workshop. It was pretty long and covered the field pretty extensively, from what I could tell. The lectures were generally of high quality, which was impressive given the number that … Continue reading
Observing
I’m in the basement of Campbell Hall tonight, remotely observing the transiting exoplanet HAT-P-7 with the Nickel 40″ telescope on Mount Hamilton. Conditions are pretty good tonight, though the wind has been gusty and the telescope has been shaky as … Continue reading
More Angles
I continue to work on ATA-related things without actually trying to obtain new ATA data. There are just too many elements of the system that are in flux right now for it to be worthwhile to observe, in my opinion. … Continue reading