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Saturday night, we decided to go to the local planetarium: Griffith Observatory.

Griffith Observatory

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Saturday was our first day of science research. The first day, we learned about the topic we are going to be doing research with. We're doing research on a specific type of galaxy, called an active galaxy, or AGN for short (standing for active galactic nuclei). Before I go into details about what we did with the AGNs, I would like to explain breifly what an AGN is.

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We've been in California for two days, and we're still adjusting to
the time difference. However, today was the first day we spent doing
science-like things. Yesterday was more of a day spent relaxing (after
our flights). We went to CalTech University, right here in Pasadena, to
learn about the project we will be working on with the Spitzer Space Program. Unfortunately, my
pictures are ...annoying...and are choosing to not upload tonight.
BUT!! I will be updating tomorrow with pictures and information on the
really cool astronomy topics we are learning about; as will the other

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Geneva, Switzerland: such a beautiful, historic town

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    Today we interviewed three scientists today. At first, I was nervous that I wouldn't know what to ask, but the scientists were friendly and explained things in terms we (as high school students) could understand-it was actually pretty easy.

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