On Monday I was in New York, so I tuned into the weekly Monday Fika via FaceTime so that I could learn about how creating research posters work. We will be presenting our summer work at the annual SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fest) held at UMBC on August 9th. On Tuesday and Wednesday I worked on my poster with the guidance of Dr. Hurst and Foad. I submitted my poster and continued my work on PINATA. After a meeting with Foad we determined that it would be best to get the new adaptation to work for a single specific website since many websites vary immensely. Doing this will show what the adaption should do for all websites.
This weekend I went to visit Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania, which is one of the darkest places in the United States and thus a hotspot for astronomers. Depending on the sky conditions, one can see countless stars, the Milky Way Galaxy, and other space things extremely well. Unfortunately the conditions weren't great during the time I was there, so I didn't get the full experience. It was still worth the drive because I got to look at the moon through a telescope for the first time in my life and saw many meteors. When I got back to Baltimore on Sunday I decided to take a train to Washington, D.C. to visit the museums I didn't get a chance to see during my first visit. I went to the National Art Gallery and the Air, Space Museum, and the United States Botanic Garden. Time has gone by so fast and I can't believe I only have one more week left here in Maryland!
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