Life is for living, so live it

Life is for living, so live it

November 2013 was the third time I met with the United States this year, and this time we saw each other for more than a few days. The first destination: San Francisco, or more precisely, Mountain View. The headquarters of NASA Ames is located there, and they were hosting...

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I wonder how, I wonder why

I wonder how, I wonder why

Astronomers do astronomy, and while that involves computer work more often than most people would expect, we do have telescopes. I went on a trip to La Palma, to observe at the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) for two nights. In the traditional scientific division of tasks, there is the theory and...

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Zij moeten mannen met baarden zijn

Zij moeten mannen met baarden zijn

The Moesgaard Vikingetraef is a yearly meeting in Aarhus for vikings from over the world. They bring traditional tents and lifestyle, food and drinks, battle outfits and horses. And they fight: complete with a nice show of beautiful horses, they are dressed up and...

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Tonight, we are young

Tonight, we are young

Last weekend was Northside festival weekend! Sunday, Saturday and Friday were spent with beer in plastic cups, music filling the ears and pretty people everywhere. I did 2 x 8 hours of work, as a teamleader for the Student House in the Green Bar, and got a free ticket to the festival in return. Friday...

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So Vincent can wait, he knows it's too late

So Vincent can wait, he knows it's too late

I spent the past ten days in State College, Pennsylvania. A summer school for astronomers was organised there, by Penn State University. Together with Mikkel, a colleague and friend at Aarhus University, we went there to indulge ourselves in statistics. The...

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Amerika, Amerika

Amerika, Amerika

About five months after the start of my PhD in Denmark, I got out of the country for my first university travel. And not just any travel, because we were headed for Boston, United States. Together with some colleagues from Aarhus, I was attending a two-day workshop at Massachusetts Institute of Technology....

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Just some simple kindness

Just some simple kindness

When living abroad, seeing your family becomes a privilege you can only enjoy a few times a year. The first one for 2013 was in Denmark, since my parents chose to spend their winter holiday here. For a week, they drove around and saw all the winter landscapes the country has to offer. An extended...

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Happy birthday dear Sandra/Tina

Happy birthday dear Sandra/Tina

The birthday party of my great Aarhus friends, the biologists Sandra and Tina. Entrance to the party was on condition of wearing a special hat or glasses - I picked glasses that convinced people I am an astronomer, without having to spell it out. ...

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