{"id":632,"date":"2014-03-13T01:49:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T05:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/?p=632"},"modified":"2014-03-13T01:49:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T05:49:32","slug":"632","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/2014\/03\/13\/632\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventures at White Sands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After observing for two nights, Haverford decided to explore more of New Mexico and ventured down to the White Sands National Monument for some fun in the sun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/files\/2014\/03\/StudentsSand.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-634 lazyload\" alt=\"StudentsSand\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/files\/2014\/03\/StudentsSand-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/StudentsSand-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/StudentsSand-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/StudentsSand-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/StudentsSand-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/StudentsSand-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/StudentsSand.jpg 1632w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While there, we played catch:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/files\/2014\/03\/ChrisAlmostAir.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635 lazyload\" alt=\"ChrisAlmostAir\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/files\/2014\/03\/ChrisAlmostAir-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ChrisAlmostAir-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ChrisAlmostAir-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ChrisAlmostAir-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ChrisAlmostAir-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ChrisAlmostAir-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ChrisAlmostAir.jpg 1632w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Went sand sledding:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/files\/2014\/03\/DPP_1255.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-631 lazyload\" alt=\"DPP_1255\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/files\/2014\/03\/DPP_1255-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1255-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1255-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1255-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1255-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1255-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1255-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And a few of us even explored the desert:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/files\/2014\/03\/DPP_1263.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-630 lazyload\" alt=\"DPP_1263\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/files\/2014\/03\/DPP_1263-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1263-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1263-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1263-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1263-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1263-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DPP_1263-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.7em\">Spending the day at White Sands was a great way to spend our free day in New Mexico! A 10\/10 experience. Would sled again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out these videos of our sledding adventures:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/files\/2014\/03\/ChrisAlmostSurfs.mov\">ChrisAlmostSurfs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/files\/2014\/03\/AndreaSledChamp.mov\">AndreaSledChamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NSF AST-1151462, the KINSC, and the Green Fund provide support for our student trips to observatories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; After observing for two nights, Haverford decided to explore more of New Mexico and ventured down to the White Sands National Monument for some fun in the sun. While there, we played catch: Went sand sledding: And a few of us even explored the desert: Spending the day at White Sands was a great &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/2014\/03\/13\/632\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Adventures at White Sands&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.haverford.edu\/astronoblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}