🌌 Get ready to dive into the forefront of astronomy with Dr. Bernie Fanaroff from SKA at #IAUGA2024 !

Join us as he delves into 'Innovating at the Periphery: the Development of SKA and MeerKAT.' 📡

Learn more about the #IAUGA2024 program here: astronomy2024.org/programme/ 🔭

The Carnarvon Astro Tourism guide training, or Astro-Guides training, was first conceptualised in 2018 as a potential socio-economic development project as part of NRF-SARAO’s Stakeholder Engagement offering.

WATCH: Congrats to the six ‘Astro-Guides’ who have officially graduated and can now offer astronomy tourism in the province.

Dr Anton Binneman (NRF-SARAO) talked to SABC News about the programme and what it means to be an ‘Astro-Guide’. youtube.com/watch?v=UpD0pK…

The NRF is celebrating a major milestone in its history and will hold a number of events during the 2024/25 financial year in honour of its quarter century of impact as South Africa’s premier science council: nrf.ac.za/the-national-r… #NRF25years

We are hiring!

SKA Mid – Telescope Engineering Manager

Contract type: Permanent
Job Level: Management
Work Location: Cape Town, Western Cape
Closing Date: 07 April 2024

How to apply ⬇️
sarao.ac.za/job/vacant-pos…

#DidYouKnow Over 260 research articles have been published using MeerKAT data

#Science #Research #MeerKAT #RadioAstronomy

A team of international astronomers have discovered 49 new gas-rich galaxies using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa (which is managed by NRF-SARAO). Astonishingly, these observations were not even three hours long!

More here: sarao.ac.za/news/astronome…

Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours

A team of international astronomers have discovered 49 new gas-rich galaxies using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa

Read more ⬇️
sarao.ac.za/news/astronome…

#RadioAstronomy #MeerKAT #Science

SARAO operations at the Hartebeesthoek Site in Johannesburg:

- 26m and 15m radio telescope for astronomy and geodesy
- Satellite Laser Ranger (SLR) for geodesy
- Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers for GPS, GLONASS and Galileo

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sarao.ac.za/about/hartrao/

Vacant Positions at The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

- Senior Power Engineer
- Science Regional Centre (SRC) Lead
- Hardware Engineer

Visit our vacancies page for more information: sarao.ac.za/vacancies/

#Vacancies #jobs #hiring #WorkAtSARAO

🎬 The past few weeks have seen exciting activity at the SKA-Mid site in South Africa 🇿🇦! As we prepare for an upcoming #SKAconstruction milestone, we're looking back to the recent arrival of our first dish after a 16,000 km journey from China!

SARAO - South African Radio Astronomy Observatory National Research Foundation of South Africa DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & INNOVATION

SARAO - South African Radio Astronomy Observatory Definitely worth the trek to Carnavon.

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐊𝐀𝐓 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐊𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟕 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

Follow the link below to register
sarao.ac.za/open-days/

How to apply for a job at the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

#Vacancies #jobs #WorkAtSARAO

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