I’ve been here for a week now. It’s my turn to fully take over as assistant, after having had Karl show me the ropes. Everything is getting less and less confusing, and even though I think I will never understand all the technical details I think I can handle it.…
Tag: Astronomy
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This windy, starry mountain
It’s a bit windy today. And when I say “a bit” I mean “hell of”. About 20 metres per second up here on the mountain-top. Enough to make opening the door difficult, and almost enough to knock you off your feet if you’re not careful when heading out. It was…
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First impressions of La Palma
And so the adventure begins. Holy shit people, I am currently located at a volcanic island, at the top of a 2.4 km mountain, the farthest south I’ve ever been, in a telescope building. Holy shit! How did this happen? I’ve begun my ten-week assistantship at the Swedish Solar Telescope…
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I love my life
Wow. It’s been over a week since I posted The Confession, and I am still feeling slightly overwhelmed by all the positive response and love and support I got bombarded with, by friends and strangers alike. This will warm my heart for a long time to come, and when things…
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Interesting times: a summer recap
Back on track, and the wheels are spinning as fast as ever. Autumn is here, and as usual for me there is so much to do. Not that I’m complaining, it helps keep my mind off the disturbingly deep thoughts. Thought a quick recap of my summer could be in…
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China tour with Akademiska Kapellet, part 1
Urghh, midsummer coma… Slept ridiculously long today, even by my standards. Think I must have needed it, though, both after a fun party yesterday and not having fully recuperated from the tour to China yet. Since I failed to write a travel summary a couple of days ago like I…
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LinCon and the awesomeness of reality
Another gaming convention come and gone. Another weekend of feeling utterly at home and enjoying every second of good company and board games and general geekiness. Even the signature social panic managed to stay away this time. Might be a one-time lucky accident, or I might have leveled up on…
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Planet-hunt: successful!
Finally! After persistent observations, I have at last seen Mercury! That elusive little bastard isn’t easy to find if you don’t know where to look. But last friday I had a free evening, almost clear weather and a quite level horizon. Sat and watched the sunset for an hour, and…
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On attempting to understand the universe
Horribleness of tomorrow: oral exam in particle physics. Strangely enough I’m hardly even terrified. I seem to have adopted an air of “meh”-ness. It will work out or it won’t, really. Nothing to panic about. ARGH who are you and what have you done to the usual nervous wreck that…
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Nörd? Jag?
När ämnet “vad pluggar du?” har kommit på tal och jag har nämnt att jag studerar astronomi har det hänt att jag fått kommentaren att det är ganska nördigt. Att det är ett väldigt specifikt ämne, ett smalt område, rent av insnöat. Jag ser det inte riktigt så. Eftersom astronomi…