About us
SALT is a reflecting optical astronomical telescope of the tilted Arecibo type located in the Karoo region of South Africa at an altitude of 1726 m, and is largest optical telescope in the Southern hemisphere. It has a hexagonal primary mirror array 11 metres across, comprising 91 individual 1m hexagonal mirrors.
- Website
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http://www.salt.ac.za
External link for Southern African Large Telescope (SALT)
- Industry
- Research
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Sutherland, Northern Cape
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 2000
- Specialties
- Telescope Operational wavelengths: 320nm to 1700nm, Prime-focus imaging and spectroscopy, High-resolution fibre-fed spectroscopy, and 10 arc-minute field-of-view
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
P.O. Box 25
Sutherland, Northern Cape 6920, ZA
Employees at Southern African Large Telescope (SALT)
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Thabelo Makananise
Instrumentation Technician
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Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, PhD, PrEng
Chief Executive Officer at The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF)
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Veronica Van Wyk
Telescope Operator at Southern Africa largest telescope & Natural hair and skin care cosmetic formulator
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Nico Van der Merwe
Mechanical Engineer @ Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) | Mechanical Design | Configuration Management