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As a summer student at Kitt Peak Observatory in 1974, I had the honor of working with Art Hoag. Not just a brilliant astronomer and a super efficient observer.
by CliffStoll 7y ago
As a summer student at Kitt Peak Observatory in 1974, I had the honor of working with Art Hoag. Not just a brilliant astronomer and a super efficient observer. Art was a true gentleman of the old school: kind to students and quite progressive. Forty five years ago, over night-lunch at the observatory, he told us of the importance of bringing into astrophysics more women, minorities, gays, and foreign students.
- michaelmcdonald 7y agoWait....Is this the account of THE Cliff Stoll? Author of “The Cuckoo’s Egg”?
- daeken 7y agoYes! Blows my mind every time I see him comment. It's amazing folks like him who keep me coming back here.
- hanniabu 7y agoFor those not aware of this book, I just looked it up and found a video enactment of it starring cliff Stoll on Youtube. Started out slow, but after a few minutes in when they started getting into the details I was hooked. Looks like I just lost an hour tonight, lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qubEamdc4Ng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qubEamdc4Ng
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- gerikson 7y agoHow hard is it as an observational astronomer to adapt to "night mode"? I'm guessing it's like night-shift work, tough on family and social life.
- ncmncm 7y ago"How do you keep warm, up on the mountaintop at night?" "We don't." Astronomy is more comfortable nowadays. It can be done from anywhere.