Chelen Johnson
The Dust Mights team will be searching for Galactic sources in the Spitzer Enhanced Imaging Products catalog which have an excess amount of infrared light and whose distances are known from Gaia observations.
Real astronomy involves being able to problem solve and think critically, apply process skills, and communicate effectively.
I love having this experience of seeing how astronomers work, and my goal is to then take that and be able to explain it to our students.
NITARP also gave me a lot of confidence to explore other projects and other ways to do professional development. It's given me a lot of ways to further explore astronomy, and it's given me the confidence to do that.
