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The cosmos is strange and beautiful, full of unanticipated objects. The only way to understand it is to observe it–in as many different ways as possible. In this article, we take a look at the wonders revealed upon observing radio emissions from celestial objects through the Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope (GMRT), near Pune, India.
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Jayaram N Chengalur is a radio astronomer working at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Pune. Trained as an engineer, he blundered into this field by accident, and stayed on because it seemed like fun.
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Chengalur, J.N. Radio Astronomy and the Giant Metre-Wave Radio Telescope. Reson 23, 165–182 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-018-0603-5
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