Southern African Large Telescope

200510 m mirrorSAAO + partners

LocationSouth Africa

Year2005

Size10 m mirror

OperatorSAAO + partners

About Southern African Large Telescope

The largest optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. Uses 91 hexagonal segments in a design derived from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope. Located at Sutherland at 1,798 m. Partners include institutions from South Africa, Poland, Germany, India, the UK, and the USA.

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