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Sutherland Sky: Part VII – Scenes from the Cape Fold Belt

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Date: 2014-11-18 15:18:28
Blog: Georneys
URL: http://blogs.agu.org/georneys/2014/11/18/sutherland-sky-part-vii-scenes-cape-fold-belt/

Summary:

At long last, I’m finishing up my series of posts about my October 2013 visit to the small town of Sutherland in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Sutherland is home to a South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) research station that contains many telescopes, including the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT). You can read Part I of this series here, Part II of this series here, Part III of this series here, Part IV of this series here, Part V of this series here, …

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
Northern CapeZA-28.856221.0105
South AfricaZA-28.479324.6799

Keywords:

African Astronomical Observatory, astronomy, Cape Fold Belt, Northern Cape province, research station, small town, Sutherland Sky, Telescope (SALT). You can read Part I of this series here, Part II of this series here, Part III

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