Today was split into two parts: a slow and boring part, and a busy part. After our meeting, which was quiet as usual, Alexa and I went up to the Astronomy Lab. Because neither Matt now Kristina were present, I didn't have anything to work on. I ended up modifying my program, making it more user-friendly. Once Matt showed up, things got more interesting. He had finally "fixed" the data set, so I was able to run the new data sets through my program, finding new bugs. Again, each run took upwards of an hour, so I only managed to get through 4 runs. The program runs at 95% now, with some minor bugs and insecurities still to be tested.
Sadly, Matt found out that the data set has even more problems, some of which cannot be fixed. Since he will need some Light Curves for his presentation on Wednesday, we can only hope that the new and corrected data shows up in time to run through my code.
For lunch, 10 of the 11 inters (Reagan is not here) met outside. I had a burger and a soda, saving the cookies for the afternoon. Overall, the push to get actual results is still there, but it gets more and more frustrating each time the data is faulty or there are seemingly invisible bugs. I guess that's how research works sometimes. However, I am looking forward to the next few days, when we will hopefully have everything working out right.
Sadly, Matt found out that the data set has even more problems, some of which cannot be fixed. Since he will need some Light Curves for his presentation on Wednesday, we can only hope that the new and corrected data shows up in time to run through my code.
For lunch, 10 of the 11 inters (Reagan is not here) met outside. I had a burger and a soda, saving the cookies for the afternoon. Overall, the push to get actual results is still there, but it gets more and more frustrating each time the data is faulty or there are seemingly invisible bugs. I guess that's how research works sometimes. However, I am looking forward to the next few days, when we will hopefully have everything working out right.