Steeltown Astronomers
I knew Pittsburgh roads were chaotic, but... This would only be complete if it included an arrow toward Mars, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh. While I still have to write more about the details about my summer internship in Tucson, this morning I’ll share a story I heard there about… Pittsburgh. I spent my summer sheltered from the blazing

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The Education of Little Tree
I keep learning interesting literary tidbits from Garrison Keillor’s daily radio bit, The Writer’s Almanac.  Today’s story was particularly interesting. It’s the birthday of

My Summer Internship Photo on BBC
Hey, it looks like the BBC liked my summer photo of a thunderstorm roaming the Arizona desert, and featured it on their website for their popular show PRI’s The World. Here’s a big version of the photo, which I took at sunset right during one of my last observing runs on the 2.1 meter at Kitt Peak.  I still haven’t quite gotten over the amazing view from the mountain.  Click to embiggen!