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How many nights does it take to count the stars?

Bydoot November 9, 2021June 20, 2025

Indu Gopalakrishnan One fine morning, 14 years ago, I walked into the Indian Institute of Astrophysics to attend my first ever interview as a research trainee. I had a file with all my certificates and scorecards arranged neatly in it that I held so tight to my chest, hoping that the good credentials I earned…

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Glimpses of Memories at IAO (Part-III)

Bydoot February 1, 2021June 9, 2025

B. C. Bhatt, Dorje Angchuk & Maan Singh In the final part of this series “Glimpses of Memories at IAO, Ladakh”, I will start with the installation of the 2m telescope. The telescope consignment journey from EOST, Tucson (USA) to Hanle, Ladakh was over on 18/19th of August, 2000. During this period, all the civil/mechanical/electrical…