A T N F    D a i l y    A s t r o n o m y    P i c t u r e

9th of December 2022
SKA Construction Commencement
The announcement this week of the commencement of on-site construction activity for both SKA-Low in Australia and SKA-Mid in South Africa was celebrated with ceremonies at the SKA sites in both countries. The SKA-Mid telescope will incorporate the dishes of the existing MeerKAT telescope. MeerKAT currently consists of sixty-four 13.5m dishes, with a maximum baseline of 8km. The MeerKAT extension project, in collaboration with Germany and Italy, will add a further 16 dishes and extend the maximum baseline to 17km. MeerKAT will be incorporated into SKA-Mid only towards the end of its construction in 2027. (Image credit: SARAO)



<<   |   archive   |   about   |   today   *   ATNF   |   Parkes   |   ATCA   |   Mopra   |   VLBI   |   ASKAP   |   >>