Launch!
The balloon launch of SPIDER!
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eshaw93
Dec 18, 20223 min read
Cold Detectors and Compatibility
Final preparations before the launch window opens. Liquid Helium. Cold Detectors. Sun shield installation. Seals!
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eshaw93
Nov 25, 20224 min read
November Recap
SPIDER close-up, gondola building, Ob Hill, Obs Tube, Skiing, and Thanksgiving
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eshaw93
Nov 16, 20224 min read
Sights around McMurdo
Non-work things, October 27 - Nov 8
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eshaw93
Nov 9, 20225 min read
Getting Settled at LDB
First week of working at at the Long Duration Ballooning facility.
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eshaw93
Oct 29, 20222 min read
Arrival to McMurdo
10/26/2022 I don't know how well I'll be able to describe the feeling of landing in Antarctica, but I'll try. We touched down at 5:07 PM...
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eshaw93
Oct 29, 20223 min read
Sydney Harbor and Christchurch, NZ
10/17/2022 - 10/25/2022 Getting to Antarctica is not easy. I was told that it would be the hardest part of deployment, and so far, I...
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eshaw93
Oct 22, 20221 min read
Texas Summer
I suppose as a precursor to posting about Antarctica, I should share a little about my research and what I do. But, I already did that...
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eshaw93
Oct 11, 20223 min read
Bologna, Italy
This post is just a bunch of bologna, and has nothing to do with my research. ;) May 27-28, 2022 I left Ferrara after the conference...
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eshaw93
Sep 22, 20224 min read
Ferrara, Italy
I went to Ferrara, Italy in May to present at the From Planck to the Future of CMB conference. It was so beautiful and I had the time of...
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