S.A.L.T - Southern African Large Telescope - The African Eye - part 1
The building of the Southern African Large Telescope in Sutherland,South Africa
SALT, Southern African Large Telescope
Millainen on maailman suurin optinen teleskooppi? Etelä-Afrikassa oleva SALT on yhden laskentatavan mukaan sellainen vielä vähän aikaa. Joka tapauksessa se on SUURI ja varsin hieno havaintolaite – ja alue sen ympärillä on kaunis.
Southern Africa Large Telescope (SALT) opens in Sutherland in the Northern Cape in 2005
The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is a ~10 metre (~33 feet) diameter optical telescope, located close to the town of Sutherland in the semi-desert region of the Karoo, South Africa. It is a facility of the South African Astronomical Observatory, the national optical observatory of South Africa.
SALT is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. It will enable imaging, spectroscopic, and polarimetric analysis of the radiation from astronomical objects out of reach of northern hemisphere telescopes. It was originally planned to be a copy of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory, but while adapting the construction plans, significant changes were introduced to its design, especially to the spherical aberration corrector. The main driver for these changes were desired improvements to the telescope's field of view.
RAI - Southern African Large Telescope (SALT)
RAI installing access ladders on the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) dome in Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa.
SALT - Astronomy in South Africa | Tomorrow Today
The South African Astronomical Observatory is located in the western part of the Republic of South Africa on the Karoo plateau. In the midst of the complex is the largest optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere: the South African Large Telescope, or SALT. Researchers are using it to find out how galaxies and gas clouds are distributed in the universe.
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S.A.L.T - Southern African Large Telescope - The African Eye - part 2
The building of the Southern Africa Large Telescope in Sutherland,South Africa
Southern African Large Telescope, Sutherland, Northern Cape
Southern African Large Telescope, Sutherland, Northern Cape
Southern African Large Telescope | Wikipedia audio article
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The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is a 10-metre class 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 m by 9.8 m. It is located close to the town of Sutherland in the semi-desert region of the Karoo, South Africa. It is a facility of the South African Astronomical Observatory, the national optical observatory of South Africa.
SALT is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. It enables imaging, spectroscopic, and polarimetric analysis of the radiation from astronomical objects out of reach of northern hemisphere telescopes. It is closely based on the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at McDonald Observatory, with some changes in its design, especially to the spherical aberration corrector. It shares the same fixed mirror altitude design, with access to 70% of the visible sky. The main driver for these changes were desired improvements to the telescope's field of view.
First light with the full mirror was declared on 1 September 2005, with 1 arc second resolution images of globular cluster 47 Tucanae, open cluster NGC 6152, spiral galaxy NGC 6744, and the Lagoon Nebula being obtained. The official opening by President Thabo Mbeki took place during the inauguration ceremony on 10 November 2005.South Africa contributed about a third of the total of US$36 million that will finance SALT for its first 10 years (US$20 million for the construction of the telescope, US$6 million for instruments, US$10 million for operations). The rest was contributed by the other partners - Germany, Poland, the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
Sunset at the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) in Sutherland
Sunset at the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) in Sutherland, located in Northern Cape province, about 400 km from Cape Town.
The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere and among the largest in the world. It has a hexagonal primary mirror array 11 metres across, comprising 91 individual 1m hexagonal mirrors.
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Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa - A real-time tour
The Small Karoo town of Sutherland is well known as the coldest town in South Africa. It is also famed for its hosting of some of the worlds largest celestial telecopes.
The video takes you on a simulated and real-time tour through the streests of the town and investigates the fascinating history
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SALT - Astronomy in South Africa | Tomorrow Today
The South African Astronomical Observatory is located on the Karoo plateau in the western part of the country. The complex contains the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere: the South African Large Telescope (SALT).
Sutherland - By Day and By Night
This video combines drone footage taken by Willie Koorts and night time-lapses at the South African Astronomical Observatory at Sutherland.
A Drone's Eye View of the Observatory, Sutherland by Willie Koorts:
RED PLANET NIBIRU and S.A.L.T (The Southern African Large Telescope)-2015
RED PLANET NIBIRU and S.A.L.T (The Southern African Large Telescope Webcam)-June 14th 2015
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Sutherland abuzz with star gazing tours
Since the construction of the Southern Africa Larger Telescope - SALT - at Sutherland in the Northern Cape, the town has gone star-raving mad. A number of businesses are modelled around the galaxies and the stars, bringing in regular star gazing tours around the area.
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Time lapse Photography at Sutherland, South Africa
Timelapse Photography of a beautiful accommodation in Sutherland, Northern Cape.
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The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan
Second Sun Appears Across the U.S. and South Africa
Images and video recordings of the sphere captured over California and Arkansas, USA, and the South African Large Telescope (SALT)
Arkansas, USA...June 8, 2015: Video capture of large comet like planet with tremendous red tail, seen from the western sky during sunset.
On June 14, 2015 the Southern Africa Large Telescope (SALT) located in Sutherland, South Africa captured images of the sphere which you can see in the time lapse video. Notice the 2nd time lapse frame at 2:59 clearly shows the planet being eclipsed by Venus, similar to the June 14 photograph taken in California.
Fresno, California on June 15, 2015: Large sphere captured during sunset, which appears to be eclipsed by Venus.
NOTE: The California and South Africa photographs show a large entity approaching from the near side of the Sun. The images coincide with an NBC News video recording showing a large sphere shaped body, being eclipsed by Venus. Report as follows: “In a live, predawn telecast on or about January 14, 2015, the morning news anchors of this NBC News affiliate, KCRA in Sacramento, CA aired live video from their own KCRA news helicopter. In it, they reported an observation of a planet they could not explain. View Video Here:
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Stars over the Southern African Large Telescope
Time lapse of the night sky over the Sourthern African Large Telescope (SALT for short!) in Sutherland, South Africa including a shooting star.....
SALT is the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere and among the largest in the world.
Photographing the Milkyway in South Africa
I'm no astrophotographer, I've hardly even done any of this kind of shooting. But I LOVED it!! Join me on a little mission to shoot the Milky Way down in South Africa.
South African Large Telescope
South Africa has a road that takes you to the stars. . Contributed by Cody Burridge