Southern African Large Telescope Unclaimed

The Southern African Large Telescope is the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere and among the largest 5 or so in the world The Southern African Large Telescope is the single largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere and the largest in Africa

SALT is situated at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) field station near the small town of Sutherland, in the Northern Cape province, about 400 km from Cape Town. SALT is funded by a consortium of international partners from South Africa, the United States, Germany, Poland, India, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The telescope has been in full science operation since 2011 and is realising its huge potential as Africa’s Giant Eye on the Universe.