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The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is a 9.2-metre optical telescope designed mainly for spectroscopy. It consists of 91 hexagonal mirror segments each with a 1-metre inscribed diameter, resulting in a total hexagonal mirror of 11.1 by 9.8 m. [ 2 ]
The telescope is a collaboration between Osaka University, University of Maryland, [28] South African Astronomical Observatory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center [29] and Astro-Biology Center. The project's primary science objective is the study of exoplanets using gravitational microlensing.
The Radcliffe Telescope is a 74 in (1.9 m) optical/near-infrared reflecting telescope located at the South African Astronomical Observatory in Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa. [ 1 ] When construction was completed in 1948, the Radcliffe was the largest telescope in the Southern Hemisphere , and the joint-fourth largest in the world.
With the visibility provided by 'Meerkat,' it is now apparent there are at least 1,300 galaxies in that exact spot we used to believe there were only 70.
Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) 9.2 m (362 in) (effective) [4] Segmented 91 × 1 m (39 in) hexagonal segments forming an 11 m × 9.8 m mirror: South Africa, USA, UK, Germany, Poland, New Zealand: South African Astronomical Obs., Northern Cape, South Africa: 2005 Subaru (JNLT) 8.2 m (323 in) Single: Japan: Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii ...
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Location Frequency Range Remarks AVN-Ghana: Kuntunse, Ghana 3.8–6.4, 5, 6.7 GHz 32-metre (104 foot) single dish, first of African VLBI Network [1] C-BASS South Meerkat National Park, South Africa 4.5–5.5 GHz 7.6-metre (24.9 foot) dish with polarimeter back end [2] HartRAO 26m Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, Johannesburg, South ...