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You might think that data collection in astronomy consists of a lone astronomer pointing a telescope at a single object in a static sky. While that may be true in some cases (I collected the data for my Ph.D. thesis this way), the field of astronomy is rapidly changing into a data-intensive science with real-time needs.

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50 PySpark Interview Questions and Answers For 2023

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100+ Big Data Interview Questions and Answers 2023

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