Pursuing a career in astronomy and astrophysics across geographies

Those Space People

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Abhijeet Borkar is a research scientist at the Astronomical Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences. He has a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Cologne. Abhijeet is currently based in Prague.

Having studied and spent time in universities across India, Germany and Prague, Abhijeet shares insights into building a career in astronomy and astrophysics across different geographies. He shares his experience of working with space-based and several ground based telescopes across the world. He also talks about the impact of mega constellations on astronomy and the astronomer community's perspectives around it. He gives an overview of the different kinds of softwares and skillsets typically required for an astronomer and how to get into learning them. We end the podcast with a passionate discussion on our favourite space sci-fi!

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