'Capturing the Cosmos'

By Danielle Alio, Office of Communications on Feb. 14, 2014, noon
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Princeton University junior Cody O'Neil traveled to Chile to practice astrophotography with the support of the Martin A. Dale '53 Summer Award, a $4,000 stipend given to a handful of students to pursue an independent project not connected to academic coursework. Read more.

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