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Canadian astronomers turn out to be the most highly cited astronomers in the world.

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What I mean is that we publish our research in scientific journals and then other scientists refer to our results when they are doing their own research, and it turns out that more astronomers around the world refer to Canadian research results in their articles and publications than those of any other country in the world.

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So it is a wonderful time to be a Canadian astronomer.

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We are working on projects that are at the forefront of astronomical knowledge.

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We are partners in some of the world's largest and most sophisticated observatories on the Earth and in space.

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Our students have access to fantastic facilities like the Mont-Mégantic Observatory, where they can get their hands dirty working with real equipment before they go off to remote locations like the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii or the Andes Mountains in Chile.

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They can take full advantage of the facilities when they get there and really hit the ground running, or "hit the sky running", I guess!

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Canadian students and Canadian astronomers are renowned for this around the world.

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We have a great reputation, so it is a good time to be doing astronomy in Canada.