Astronomical twilight
This is the time of day when the sun has either set or is about to rise, but the sky is still being lit by its rays. At SALT we......
23 August, 2017This is the time of day when the sun has either set or is about to rise, but the sky is still being lit by its rays. At SALT we......
23 August, 2017This is one that people often seem to confuse, despite their being extremely different. Astronomy, simply put, is the study of objects in space – like stars, galaxies and planets.......
18 September, 2016SALT has 91 mirrors that work together as ‘one’ 10 metre diameter mirror. Every evening ‘mirror alignments’ need to be done to make sure that all the segments create a......
05 February, 2016Every week two mirrors are removed, cleaned and re-coated with aluminium. That way the whole array will be cleaned within a year. The mirror crew are so effective that they’ll......
01 December, 2015