Just saw a brief section on the Boulby Underground Laboratory in Yorkshire on this month’s Sky at Night. The lab is a world leader in the search for dark matter particles.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002053k/the-sky-at-night-cosmic-ghosts
The clip included an interview with a remarkable woman called Emma Meehan. Emma joined the lab 15 years ago as a part time cleaner. At meal times she talked to the physicists, became fascinated by their work, enrolled at the Open University, and is now their senior lab technician.
https://www.iop.org/about/awards/technician-awards/technician/2019-winners/emma-meehan
Amazing what’s possible when you have the drive and put in the work. I doubt if Emma will ever read this, but you have my unbounded admiration.
Meanwhile, still waiting for T Coronae Borealis to go bang.
Sorry about the star trails. I must put in some effort to taking some better pictures of this.
Platitude of the Day 