• Question: What is the most exciting thing about you job?

    Asked by anon-255874 to Marios, Jose Angel, Enrico on 2 Jun 2020.
    • Photo: Marios Kalomenopoulos

      Marios Kalomenopoulos answered on 2 Jun 2020:

      I think the most interesting thing is when you discover something new!
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      Usually, there are quite a few stages (of frustration and anger) before that, when you are stuck or there seems to be a dead-end on what you’re doing, but when you finally manage to overcome all the difficutlies, all the “bad” feelings get away.
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      You have discovered something totally new about how things work 🙂

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  • Photo: Alison

    Alison commented on :

    As an astronomer (although I develop computer models more than I work with real data), the absolute most exciting thing is seeing a new image of something that only a handful of other people have seen before. I’ve had the priviledge of seeing stunning pictures taken with one of the world’s most powerful telescopes of dusty gas discs around a young stars. I get to see images of planets and stars being born- that’s not only exciting but fills us with awe and wonder too.