Compiled and photographed by Janine Erasmus
South Africa’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope, one of the most important scientific instruments ever constructed, is gaining ground. At the proposed SKA site in the remote Northern Cape province, the seven-dish KAT-7 – precursor to the MeerKAT, which is precursor to the SKA – is the world’s first radio telescope array consisting of fibreglass dishes.
The instrument has already delivered images of the Centaurus A, a galaxy 14-million light years away.
Click on a thumbnail for a low-resolution image, or right-click on the link below it to download a high-resolution copy of the image.
More galleries:
- South Africa’s wildlife
- Cape Town’s busy harbours
- South Africa’s new ape-man species
- World Cup stadiums
- 120 days to kickoff
- The People’s Bus
- World Cup gets Beetle mania
- Brand South Africa at Davos
- Zuma’s UK state visit
- Soccer City Stadium
- Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
- Football Fridays launch
- Welcome to Joburg!
- 2120 Fifa World Cup
- Jacob Zuma’s inauguration
- A twinkling nest of treasures