Cooking - Desserts

I have a sweet tooth but I am not very well-acquainted with the names of things. Here I keep track of all the delicious sweets out there in a list that I can refer to. This is delicious research. Now someone has to make all of it for me or I have to go places to try them all!

Boston Cream doughnut

The Boston cream (pie) doughnut or donut is a round, solid, yeast-risen doughnut with chocolate frosting and a custard filling, resulting in a doughnut reminiscent of a miniature Boston cream pie.

The doughnut was made out of inspiration from the Boston cream pie which was, in turn, created by chef M. Sanzian at Boston's Parker House Hotel in 1856. The cake consists of vanilla-flavored custard sandwiched between two-layers of sponge cake and topped with chocolate glaze and has been popular in Massachusetts since its creation. The doughnut adaptation of the pie is popular not only in Massachusetts but throughout the United States and Canada.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_cream_doughnut

Film to Watch: John Rabe

Historical films that I would like to watch at a future point:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rabe_(film)

History to Read: Korean

Introduction

Some references and thoughts on Korean history of interest to me.

Links

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Myeongnyang

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Lin_(Ming_dynasty)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Sun-sin

General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) Introduction

GMAT

Some links for General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) for easy access. GMAT is a free tool provided by NASA for engineers to design trajectories and perform orbit determination. This page presents a general overview of GMAT as well as some lessons learned for my own benefit. 

The most fundamental capability of GMAT is to propagate, or simulate the orbital motion of, spacecraft. The ability to propagate spacecraft is used in nearly every practical aspect of space mission analysis, from simple orbital predictions (e.g. When will the International Space Station be over my house?) to complex analyses that determine the thruster firing sequence required to send a spacecraft to the Moon or Mars.

Some basic understanding of orbital mechanics will be VERY HELPFUL. Please consult an astrodynamics book to build a foundation. GMAT is not a replacement for actually having this aerospace knowledge.

The full tutorial starts at Chapter 5 on the GMAT page. Assuming you're using the 2020 version, you can find the link as such after you install the software: http://gmat.sourceforge.net/docs/R2020a/html/Tutorials.html

Basic Assumptions

WIP

Links

General Overview
https://gmat.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GW/overview?homepageId=380273216

User Guides

http://gmat.sourceforge.net/docs/

http://gmat.sourceforge.net/docs/nightly/html/index.html

Downloads

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gmat/files/GMAT/

Map Tie Errors

Map Tie Errors

Introduction

Localizing surface features relies on understanding offset between different references frames, i.e. map tie error. For instance, there is an offset between the Mars inertial and cartographic reference frames.

Links

For more assistance, the PDS Geosciences Node Community can offer some insight:
https://geoweb.rsl.wustl.edu/community/

For instance, some helpful links:

https://geoweb.rsl.wustl.edu/community/index.php?/topic/934-map-tie-error-in-lroc-images/