Just Another Day

So far, this week has been pretty ordinary, my days filled with intern-y tasks around the museum, ranging from interesting to banal. Yesterday we had to wash and prune some large plants (mainly ficus) around the museum, carting them downstairs into the employee parking lot and washing them with a hose. Afterwards, we continued work on the slides, making a lot of progress – I think we’re almost done with them. Additionally, we’ve started to do a little more with the planetarium itself, making programs (specifically, one on comets) and gathering information for presentations, such as what constellations we can see from Cleveland throughout the year, as well as how far away you would have to hold a quarter for it to cover one arcsecond of the sky (the answer is 19.5 miles, by the way). Although this latter stuff has been kind of boring, it’s also been kind of fun to tackle new and interesting math problems with immediate real-world applications. Looking into the future, I probably will be begin working more on my final project, with the slides almost completed and most of the other volunteers ending their projects on Friday.