Astronomy Guild and other details
Oct. 29th, 2012 10:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_sinistraSuch a pleasure to get to see my astronomy colleagues this evening, as always. Tonight’s presentation was a quite fascinating talk on photographic advances with telescopes, some of which seem very promising.
We also had two quite spirited discussions about some new projects. First - after what I understand are innumerable commitee meetings - there’s a firm proposal for Guild use of a portion of Tintagel, and they’re working on the final details for the telescope installation.
Second, some conversation about what an improved astronomy text might look like - ideally something that would accomodate both student use, and interested adults who wish to review the topic. Students, on that last point, I’ve been asked to talk to all of you about what would be of particular interest and help. We’ll find time in our classes this month to do so, but please think about what you find frustrating and confusing, and on what you find useful or essential.
Mum, thanks again for tea and managing certain details.
We also had two quite spirited discussions about some new projects. First - after what I understand are innumerable commitee meetings - there’s a firm proposal for Guild use of a portion of Tintagel, and they’re working on the final details for the telescope installation.
Second, some conversation about what an improved astronomy text might look like - ideally something that would accomodate both student use, and interested adults who wish to review the topic. Students, on that last point, I’ve been asked to talk to all of you about what would be of particular interest and help. We’ll find time in our classes this month to do so, but please think about what you find frustrating and confusing, and on what you find useful or essential.
Mum, thanks again for tea and managing certain details.
Private message to Gilly Chadwick
Date: 2012-10-30 02:49 am (UTC)Sorry we didn’t get more time - next week, can you stay late at the Archetype? We can do a last run through the other install notes from ‘86 that Georg wants. (I’d forgotten you use different abbreviations than I do, but a quick look at my notes makes me think I’ve got them all still in my head.) And then one of us can drop them off for him.
And no, Dai didn’t talk to me - he ducked out when you got snagged by that knot of observers. At least he came. (Do I really need to repeat where I am with that? Still frustrated, still know nothing I do is going to improve things. Still off-balance about it. Eleven weeks, three days, still the same as it was.)
Well. No sense in rambling. But if I show signs of being as cursedly stubborn in the ways that make distance, as Dai’s doing, do tell me. Repeatedly. Until I listen.
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