My Biggest Science Goof
It’s three o’clock in the morning and I’m wide awake. I started my “day” roughly twelve hours ago, had breakfast at dinner time, and I just ate “night lunch.” This is the inverted life of an astronomer: work all night, squinting at a computer screen, and try to catch some sleep at dawn. I’ve been told humans will adapt to almost anything, which must be true because this now seems normal. Regular, even. However, tonight is not a normal night and I’m alert, excited, and nervous.
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