Thursday, January 29, 2009

Calibrations + solving problems

So! Basically solving problems (as usual, but this week more) and working on recalibration of our data for HCG 90.

Also some "applicating", tomorrow applications will be sent.

Hans-Walter Rix gave a nice talk at the JAC today about streams in the MW and how this can be used cosmologically, specially to solve the missing satellites problem.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Lots of small things

Calibrations + morphology ... paper work + applications = solving problems.

Tomorrow will be a day with good news ...

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Monday, January 26, 2009

Getting back

So, last week was kind of off focus due to the DFG workshop that required some preparation and had a lot of pressure, what takes us out of focus ... results were not as good as we expected ... still being worked out.

Working on the catalogues and on re-calibration ...

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Monday, January 19, 2009

GCSs photometry

Friday was a "short day". I was not feeling very well so I just finished my poster for this week's DFG workshop and took of back home.

Today I worked on the photometry of GCSs, but there might be a calibration problem. Tomorrow I'll check this.

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Back!

Back on track! Actually it was suppose to be since monday, but there were some problems on the way. Yep, got back to Garching on monday, but at the end of the day I started feeling ill ... what has last basically until yesterday. So today was the first day back ...

December in Brazil working and vacations. To summarize, gave a couple of talks, talked to a couple of old collaborators about old and new ideas and did some work on the old topics. Some catalogue organization, some kg-project selection (I was actually about to tell more on the kg-project, but now I'll wait until it's ready, it'll be soon).

Also some job applications ...

On the personal side, got officially married to Fernanda, got my eye surgery and had a lot of fun with family and friends. Too bad it was too rushy, as usual.

Special comment on the flight to Brazil. After the long TAM story, I bought a KLM ticket, actually flying Air France going and KLM coming back. Air France changed the flight schedule 12 hours before the flight, then we moved to KLM going to Brazil too. Got to the airport more the 2 hours in advance, but there was no ticket issued and no one working in Amsterdam to solve the problem. After some time trying, the very nice KLM/Air France attendant solved the problem and we checked in 5 minutes before taking off. Not necessary to say that the luggage didn't board ... besides that the flight was great, and flying KLM is for sure my first option now.

This week: 

Got an important application done ...

Analyzed the ADDSTAR simulation for GCSs study in one of our groups and prepared (almost ready) the poster for next week DFG workshop, that decides my contract renewal ... is that pressure?? NOOOO a one day workshop with the referees that are gonna tell "you have the renewal!" ... :-)))

That's it, basically. Looking for ideas on density map analysis where some important part of the data is missing ...

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