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Daniel Fillion, Candidat au doctorat en océanographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)

Discovering the universe from our own backyards

Is there life beyond our world? (Shutterstock)

When I was a college student, I worked at the Charlevoix Astronomical Observatory in Québec.

It was a pretty decent summer job, as I got to observe celestial bodies until the dead of night, talk to astronomy buffs about space exploration and watch children be amazed by Saturn’s rings.

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