Working at the computer
Felicia sits, captivated by a spectral fit of 3C 279.
Still working hard at the computer
She works hard to fit the other spectra, too.
Practicing a talk
Next, she decides to practice her proposal defense talk for some of the other household animals. (Mostly they don't understand her, but politely try not to snore.)
Practicing her talk - 2
Here she is with her slide on Seyfert Galaxies, the focus of her thesis project.
Grabbing Allen's Astrophysical Quantities...
Next, she puruses her shelf of science books to help her understand her latest fits.
...and falling asleep under it
But she's had an exhausting day, so she falls asleep while still hard at work.
Feb 20, 2005 - Giving a talk
Here Felicia is giving a talk at the UMD Observatory. You can see the outline of the talk on the screen.
Giving out Con-X brochures
As part of her talk, Felicia brought some Constellation-X brochures, and is handing them out here.
With one of the telescopes
Felicia explored the observatory's telescopes...however, since the weather was not nice, she was unable to make any observations.
Adjusting the alignment of another telescope
Felicia noticed that the pointing on this telescope was a bit off, so she adjusted it.
Checking out cool images
Felicia stopped for a moment to enjoy some of the posters strewn about the observatory.
Making a few notes on the blackboard
Felicia made a few notes on the chalkboard for future observers.
Felicia in her Chirstmas outfit
December 2005
MN AAS - Felicia with her poster
Felicia wanted to be sure to have the standard AAS poster picture -- she's very proud of her poster (despite a few typos)
MN AAS - Felicia at the Chandra Booth
Felicia had a few questions about Chandra's resolution
MN AAS - Asking about NRAO
Felicia has primarily done X-ray astronomy in her career so far, and wanted to ask the National Radio Astronomy Observatory representative about radio observations of AGN
Awed by M51
At the Hubble booth, Felicia stopped to admire the large poster of M51
Getting Freebies
Felicia stopped at the Northrup-Grumman booth to get a free magnet.
Purusing Publications
She stopped to puruse some publications and source information cards
Asking about AAS Membership
Felicia stopped at the American Astronomical Society booth to ask about membership -- she'll need to apply before the next meeting to have another poster.
LISA Sticker!
Felicia stopped at the LISA booth for a free sticker
Python help
While walking around the exhibit hall, she noticed that JD was having some trouble with a Python script, so she stopped to help.
Asking science questions
She asked fellow poster presenter about his poster's conclusions.
Overloaded freebie bag
Felicia had to drag her bag full of freebies out of the exhibit hall.
Paper hat
When she got to Mom and Dad's house, Felicia tried on the hat that Jeffrey from the LISA booth had made for her.
Look out Calgary!
Felicia is excited about the meeting next summer that will be in Calgary, Canada.
Uncle Hugo's SF Bookstore
Felicia went to Uncle Hugo's SF Bookstore, but was a bit dismayed by the big hole in the ground near the store.
Uncle Hugo's SF Bookstore
She stopped in the window to admire the painting of an old SF book cover
Uncle Hugo's SF Bookstore
And she checked out the new hard cover books at the front of the store.
Mall of America - Sharks!
While at the Mall of America, she looked at Underwater World, but decided that she might be too scared of the sharks to go through.