Matthew M. Knight
Welcome to the work page of Matthew M. Knight.
News
1.6.10 My thesis paper was accepted by the Astronomical Journal. Preprint is here.
11.2.09 I obtained observations of Mercury in 2007 which are published here.
10.7.09 Some stories about our ongoing research are here (Lulin), here (Lulin), and here (Tempel 2).
6.24.09 I finished in 6th place in Baseball Prospectus Idol competition. All of my articles are here.
5.31.09 Not quite astronomy, but I'm a finalist for a baseball writing competition. You can read my articles here, here, and here.
3.7.09 We determined the rotation period of Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3) is about 42 hours from 11 nights of imaging at Anderson Mesa. The IAUC is available here (subscription required). Email me if you'd like to see a movie.
12.11.08 Finally got around to moving the webpage from Maryland to
Lowell.
10.30.08 My thesis is now available as a PDF. Email me if you would like a hard copy. Here is my new email address:
1.20.08 I will be doing a postdoc at Lowell Observatory with Dave Schleicher.
Observations of 9P/Tempel 1 during Deep Impact paper is out in Icarus.
Cyanogen Jets and the Rotation State of Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2) is out in the Astronomical Journal.
