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<TD><A class=enewslink
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new design for SA's MeerKAT</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD>Following an extensive engineering design process,
the baseline design concept for the South African
MeerKAT precursor telescope has been decided. This
design process consisted of an in-depth design study
that investigated implementation options and tradeoffs
for all key subsystems, and culminated in a Concept
Design Review (CoDR) undertaken by an independent panel
of international experts. <A
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measurements of radio frequency
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<TD>The radio quietness of a proposed site for a radio
telescope - in other words, the absence of interfering
radio signals from mobile phones, televisions, radios
and other electrical devices - will be one of the key
considerations in selecting whether the core array of
the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be built in South
Africa or Australia. <A
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unites behind continent's SKA
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<TD>The African SKA Working Group held its 5th meeting
in Accra, Ghana from 1-2 September 2010. The purpose of
the African SKA Working Group is to facilitate action on
issues relevant to Africa's bid for the SKA, including;
site characterisation and readiness and the development
of radio astronomy in Africa and science and engineering
capacity development at local universities. <A
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<TD>The international astronomy community has decided to
base its new 10-year programme to promote astronomy in
the developing world in South Africa. The new
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Office for
Astronomy Development will be at the South African
Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town. This positions
South Africa as a leader in an ambitious global strategy
to bring astronomy to developing countries across the
world. <A
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partnerships to meet SKA demands</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD>The SKA Africa Project works closely with leading
science and engineering teams around the globe. These
collaborations make it possible to push the boundaries
of science and technology towards fulfilling the
scientific, engineering and technical requirements of
the SKA. <A
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skills for the future</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD>The SKA Africa Project has energised the development
of high level skills in radio astronomy and related
engineering disciplines in Southern Africa. The number
of professionals working in radio astronomy increased
from 12 in 2003 to 54 in 2010. There are now also about
seventy engineers, scientists and technicians in the
Project's office working on the development and
construction of the MeerKAT telescope. <A
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Africa boosts maths and science at nearby
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<TD>SKA Africa's schools outreach programme aims to
change the face of science and mathematics teaching in
Carnarvon and Williston - the towns nearest to South
Africa's proposed site for the core of the SKA
telescope. <A
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Cape communities gear up to support Africa's SKA
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<TD>The SKA Africa project has established stakeholder
forums in the towns of Carnarvon and Williston, and is
in the process of setting up a similar forum in Van
Wyksvlei. These small Karoo towns are located in the
region of the proposed site for the core of the SKA. The
forums will keep these communities up to date on
Africa's bid to host the SKA, as well as the building of
the MeerKAT radio telescope in the same area. <A
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26m radio telescope
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<TD>The 26m diameter radio telescope at the South
Africa's Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
(HartRAO) has been recommissioned following a major
repair project. Built in 1960 as part of NASA's Deep
Space Programme, the main bearing in the telescope's
polar shaft failed in October 2008 and the telescope had
to be shut down. <A
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Anechoic Room Facility</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD>The Houwteq test facilities are operated by the
Institute for Satellite and Software Applications
(ISSA), a government facility managed by South Africa's
Department of Communications. The facilities are located
near Grabouw in the Western Cape, about 100 km East of
Cape Town. <A
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branding for SKA Africa</A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD>The branding (logo) of the SKA Africa project
has been adjusted to reflect our key partnership
with other African countries in our bid to host
the Square Kilometre Array. <A
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home for SKA Africa in Cape
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<TD>The Cape Town office of the SKA Africa project
has relocated to new premises. The new street and
postal address is: SKA SA, 3rd Floor, The Park,
Park Road, Pinelands, 7405, South Africa. <A
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