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Niha Das

Niha Das will be working with professor Wilkin to study the Trojan asteroid 884 Priamus from the Trojan Camp and additional targets in the Greek camp. Niha also participated in a study of

Mohamed Kaid

Mohamed Kaid will be working with Professor Wilkin to observe different asteroids throught the year.

Gavin Wright

Gavin Wright will be working with Professor Wilkin on research about light curves of Koronis family asteroids.

Next Open House

The next open house hours are as follows: Winter 2023 open houses for the campus community.   Wednesday Jan 4; Wednesday Feb 1 with rain date Feb 2 (5:45 - 7 pm); Wednesday

Outreach

At our Spanish language open house, visitors viewed the planets as well as played "Loteria astronomica," an educational board game. Bienvenidos Triquis Sin FronterasThe Creative Inspiration of Science! Loteria Astronomica

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