We had an honored guest as our speaker last night at our astronomy club meeting. You remember me telling the story of Jessica visiting back in November, when she came to the house and we spent a few hours catching up. The Astronomer. Well, she and her husband came from Arizona to visit their folks here on Long Island and she offered to give a talk to our club. So she talked about her history with our club which I spoke of in my earlier post. And then she spent most of the time talking about her work which involves Ultraviolet astronomy. It was a stunning talk, and she is a brilliant engineer and astronomer. We heard about the instruments she designed, one for a balloon borne telescope to get near the top of Earth's atmosphere, and another for a small satellite that will be launched into space! Her skills and knowledge are just astounding.
Because she was speaking at our club, she invited two of her high school teachers to attend! Richard, on the left was her physics teacher, and Linda on the right was her science teacher. What a great reunion! Definitely worth a photograph!
How wonderful that Jessica offered to speak at your club meeting going back to her beginning love of astronomy. I think it is extra special that she invited her former teachers. She is so accomplished.
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I think it's wonderful that she invited her teachers to her presentation. They must be so proud of her just like her parents. She is an amazing woman - both astronomer and engineer. betsey
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