Public Talks in October and November

In the next two months, we will be holding two fascinating Public Talks:

Deep Cinematography of the Whole Sky with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)

On the 8^th of October 2014, Dr Abhijit Saha from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Arizona will deliver a Public Talk on the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope is projected to come online in 2019 and begin a survey of the whole sky visible from Cerro Pachon in Chile.

SKA, MeerKAT and more – radio astronomy in Africa

On the 5^th of November 2014, Justin Jonas will speak on radio astronomy in Africa. Justin Jonas is the Associate Director: Science & Engineering, South African SKA Project Office, National Research Foundation (a joint appointment with Rhodes University). This talk will provide an overview of the strategies and initiatives that have led to Africa becoming a major “destination” for radio astronomy, and an update on the progress towards the completion of the MeerKAT and the design of the SKA Telescope.