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Sense and Sensitivity

Sense and Sensitivity

by Katherine Rosenfeld | Oct 28, 2011 | Daily Paper Summaries

There is much more to a telescope than the size of its mirror. Instruments are often built and optimized with a particular science goal in mind.

The Moving Bits

The Moving Bits

by Katherine Rosenfeld | Aug 19, 2011 | Daily Paper Summaries

With increasingly large data sets and surveys, the problem of moving astronomical data around the world is non-trivial, but how fast and how accurately can this be done?

A Summer Schooling

A Summer Schooling

by Katherine Rosenfeld | Aug 5, 2011 | Personal Experiences

I went back to school this summer – at 7,000 feet with scorpions and Fourier Transforms.

Wish upon two stars and double check you’re right

Wish upon two stars and double check you’re right

by Katherine Rosenfeld | Jun 29, 2011 | Daily Paper Summaries

Corroboration and confirmation is the name of this game. Making the same measurement twice — using a different technique — is a powerful way not only to confirm the initial result, but also the method used. This paper confirms a recent detection of a binary system using light-travel time techniques.

Watching Dust Stick, Bounce, and Break — from 30,000 ft

Watching Dust Stick, Bounce, and Break — from 30,000 ft

by Katherine Rosenfeld | Jun 24, 2011 | Daily Paper Summaries

Some astrophysicists must work in space – or as close as they can get – to accomplish their research. This paper discusses an experiment studying how dust can stick together and form planetesimals.

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