Caltech Astro Outreach Public Lecture Series
Galaxy Simulations Article in Caltech Letters
Growing Galaxies on your Laptop
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#SoCaltech Feature in Caltech Magazine
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Astrophotography
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Local spiral galaxy NGC 7331, taken in 2020 at Lake Havasu, AZ.
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Local dwarf spiral galaxy M33, taken in 2020 at Cottonwood Campground in Joshua Tree National Park.
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Great Nebula in Orion (M42), taken in 2021 in Joshua Tree, CA.
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Solar corona, taken in totality during the Great American Total Eclipse of 2017 in Jackson, ID.
USC Rocket Propulsion Lab Stuff
Traveler:
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Left: Traveler launch, experienced CATO ~ 5 seconds into flight. Right: Myself with Traveler before launch.
Graveler:
Static fire of the Traveler motor, ignition ~15 sec. mark in video.
Del Grande II:
Designed at Del Taco, max speed/altitude ~ Mach 2, 21,000 feet.
Silver Spur III:
First rocket I flew, max speed/altitude ~ Mach 4.2, 52,000 feet.
USC Viterbi Student Spotlight:
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USC Helioseismology Stuff
Mt. Wilson Observatory:
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Mt. Wilson in the morning, from the top of the 60 ft solar tower.
Transit of Venus:
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June 5, 2012. Composite image from large format film, taken using the 60 foot solar tower at Mt. Wilson, CA.
USC/AFRL CHAFF: Solar Thermal Propulsion
Hot Stuff:
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Graphite crucible for on-sun testing of our solar concentrator, molten boron or bust.