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Abstract: After more than a decade in the making, the
South African Radio Astronomy Observatory’s MeerKAT radio telescope
was inaugurated in July 2018 and is now being used for scientific
observations. You might have already seen its iconic image of the
Galactic Centre. Come and see several more early results, including
one of the deepest radio images ever made, and a collection of
wonderful and weird structures, such as the two shown here. In this
talk I’ll give an overview of recent radio astronomy developments in
South Africa, including significant Australian participation,
culminating with MeerKAT. I’ll summarize the current status of the
telescope and plans for continued development, as well as
opportunities to use it.
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