#skao — Public Fediverse posts

The #SKAO in South Africa 'comes alive' with first fringes milestone - two of SKA-Mid's 15m-diameter dishes were used together to achieve the result, observing a radio galaxy estimated to be around 2.6 billion light years away: https://www.skao.int/en/news/693/ska-mid-milestone

#MPIfR:
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Deutschland bekräftigt Engagement für SKAO mit Unterzeichnung eines Großauftrags
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".. in Mainz ansässige Unternehmen OHB Digital Connect wird 86 hochempfindliche Empfänger für das SKA-Mid-Radioteleskop liefern,.."

https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/mitteilungen/2025/17

3.11.2025

#Astronomie #Band5 #DZA #Mainz #MeerKAT #OHB #OHBDigitalConnect #Radioastronomie #SKAO #VdR

Germany reaffirms commitment to #SKAO as major contract signed: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/announcements/2025/8 - OHB Digital Connect will supply 86 highly sensitive receivers for the SKA-Mid radio telescope, currently under construction in South Africa’s Northern Cape; the €10.7m contract is the first to be awarded to Germany since it joined the Observatory just under a year ago.

Deutschland bekräftigt Engagement für #SKAO mit Unterzeichnung eines Großauftrags: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/mitteilungen/2025/17 - das Unternehmen OHB Digital Connect wird 86 hochempfindliche Empfänger für das SKA-Mid-Radioteleskop liefern, das derzeit in der südafrikanischen Provinz Nordkap gebaut wird; der Auftrag im Wert von 10,7 Millionen Euro ist der erste, der seit dem Beitritt Deutschlands zum SKA-Observatorium vor knapp einem Jahr an ein deutsches Unternehmen vergeben wurde.

" It is hailed as a global endeavour to explore the hidden universe – a powerful telescope comprising more than 130,000 antennae being built in outback Western Australia. But while the venture is being lauded as one of the most significant scientific endeavours of the 21st century, the Guardian can reveal that the organisation managing the funds of 16 member states has been rocked by allegations of financial misconduct."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/22/square-kilometre-array-observatory-skao-western-australia-radio-telescope-misconduct-allegations-ntwnfb

#Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #SKAO

The ‘cosmic clocks’ preparing SKAO for early science

Observations of pulsars – rapidly spinning dead stars – are helping the SKA Observatory to prepare for science operations.

https://www.skao.int/en/news/651/cosmic-clocks-preparing-skao-early-science

The signal ⤵️ shows 100 pulses from the Vela pulsar and has been sonified 🔊

#skao #vela #pulsar #velapulsar #pulsars #SKAlow #SKA #radioastronomy #physics #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #news #clocks #science #video

We had a great week full of science in Görlitz. Many thanks to @skao , DZA, and all the other organizers! 🙌

You can get a glimpse of the fantastic atmosphere at the event in our short video.

#skao #RadioAstronomy #Radioastronomie #science #wissenschaft #conference #konferenz #görlitz

🌟 From June 16 to 20, 2025, Görlitz will become the 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲! 🌟

At the @skao Science Meeting, over 500 researchers from around the world will come together to advance the world’s largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory.

Germany is strongly represented as a founding member through the MPIfR and the DZA. The conference will highlight exciting topics such as cosmology, galaxy evolution, gravitational waves, and the search for life beyond Earth.

👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Over 200 scientific talks, international experts, and a public program featuring a lecture by Prof. Dr. Michael Kramer on June 17.

We are very much looking forward to the conference and a successful collaboration!

#SKAO #radioastronomy #astrophysics #Görlitz2025 #MPIfR #DZA #Science

Görlitz wird vom 16.–20. Juni 2025 zum 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐞!🌟

Beim @skao SKAO Science Meeting treffen sich über 500 Forschende aus aller Welt, um das weltweit größte Radioteleskop, das Square Kilometre Array Observatory, voranzutreiben.

Deutschland ist als Gründungsmitglied mit dem MPIfR und dem Deutschen Zentrum für Astrophysik (DZA) stark vertreten. Die Konferenz beleuchtet spannende Themen wie Kosmologie, Galaxienentwicklung, Gravitationswellen und die Suche nach Leben im All.

Über 200 wissenschaftliche Vorträge, internationale Expert:innen und ein öffentliches Programm mit einem Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Michael Kramer am 17. Juni.

#SKAO #Radioastronomie #Astrophysik #Görlitz2025 #MPIfR #DZA #Wissenschaft

🥁 We start the day with great news:

"The first image from the international SKA Observatory’s telescope in Australia, SKA-Low, has been released today – a significant milestone in its quest to reveal an unparalleled view of our Universe."

👉 https://www.skao.int/en/news/621/ska-low-first-glimpse-universe

#ska #skao #australia #skalow #radioastronomy

🌍🔭 A Telescope Across Three Countries? Yes! 🔭🌍

The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is revolutionizing radio astronomy with a telescope spanning three countries! 🚀🔬

Learn how this ambitious project is unlocking the mysteries of the universe:
🔗 https://www.skao.int/en/about-us/skao

#Astronomy #SKAO #SpaceScience #RadioAstronomy #Innovation #BigScience

Image source: SKAO website

The DIrector General positions for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) are open right now!

SKAO DG: https://recruitment.skao.int/vacancy/directorgeneral-578885.html

ESO DG: https://recruitment.eso.org/jobs/2024_0086

#DirectorGeneral #EuropeanSouthernObservatory #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #ESO #SKAO #DG #FediJobs

#DidYouKnow: The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (#SKAO): The Revolutionary #Telescope 40,000 Times Bigger Than #JWST.

When completed, it will have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre.

It will operate over a wide range of frequencies and its size will make it 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument

https://knowledgezone.co.in/trends/explorer?topic=SKAO

LOOK!

These odd plots represent the first data from the SKA-low telescope working as an interferometer.

Data comes from two stations (each with 256 antennas) where the signal is correlated. That little kink is the radio galaxy Centaurus A.

SKA is starting to come online!

SKA-low features these odd-looking antennas that resemble Christmas trees. 256 of them sit in a ‘station’ which acts as a single unit. Once construction is complete (end of decade) there will be 512 stations separated by distance creating a large virtual telescope.

SKA-low is the Australian side of the project and will feature over 131,000 antennas to cover the low-frequency bands.

This will complement SKA-mid, located in South Africa which will have an interferometer made of dish antennas and cove a huge bandwidth up to 15 GHz.

📸 SKAO

#RadioAstronomy #Astrodon #SKAO #Observatories #Telescopes

We're very proud of Joe Callingham for receiving a prestigious ERC starting grant, which he will use to discover the space weather of ohter worlds, using radio telescopes such as #LOFAR and #SKAO

@astrojoec @ERC_Research @skao
#ERCStG
https://www.astron.nl/european-grant-allows-astron-astronomer-joe-callingham-to-study-the-space-weather-of-other-worlds/

This book has triggered some memories on the early involvement of Spain in the SKA development which I documented on LinkedIn, but I will write a thread here about them.

1/11

#SKAO #SKA #SquareKilometreArray #SquareKilometreArrayOrganisation #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #SPDO #ISPO #RadioAstronomy #HistoryBook #LargeScaleResearchInfrastructures #Spain #SpanishScienceIndustry #ScienceIndustry
https://astrodon.social/@juandesant/112696949499330270

Great book (PDF & EPUB) if you have any interest in the SKA's early history. Really good job from Richard Schilizzi, Ron Ekers, Peter Dewdney, and Phil Crosby on compiling a lot of evidence on the journey to establish the SKA, with what went well, and not so well, with lots of detail and notes.

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-51374-9

#SKAO #SKA #SquareKilometreArray #SquareKilometreArrayOrganisation #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #SPDO #ISPO #RadioAstronomy #HistoryBook #LargeScaleResearchInfrastructures

"A bit of me feels that the horse has bolted and we're in catch-up mode at this point."

But: "There's a social good element to what the satellite operators are doing and you've got to balance that against possible impacts to things like radio astronomy."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-27/square-kilometre-array-wa-to-face-satellite-noise-interference/103830954

#Space #Satellites #Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #SKAO

Field Technician Lockie Ronan with SKA-Low antennas during the installation of the first antennas on site. Credit: SKAO
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2024/March/SKA-Low-and-CSIRO
#astronomy #astrodon #SKAO #science #STEM

SKAO and the mysteries of invisible light

For the month of March, we propose to bring the SKAO telescopes in your classroom!

SKAO and the mysteries of invisible light is a collection of activities to learn about the existence of light beyond what humans can see with their eyes, and how these invisible types of light provide astronomers with a new view of the Universe. Using laboratory equipment, students will experiment with infrared light, detect the existence of radio waves, and understand the basic principles of signal collection and data transfer of telescopes. They will also learn how all this is related to the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), the largest radio telescope in the world, currently under construction in remote areas of South Africa and Australia.

#astroEDU #astronomy #astronomyForEducation #education #light #radioTelescope #SKAO

The first #MeerKAT+ antenna was today handed over in a festive ceremony in the Karoo region in South Africa. 🥳

This marks another important step towards the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (#SKAO), as the 14 antennas of the MeerKAT extension will be integrated into the SKAO in 2027.

👉 https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressreleases/2024/5

#radioastronomy #radiotelescope

In einem feierlichen Rahmen wurde heute die erste #MeerKAT+-Antenne in der Karoo-Region in Südafrika übergeben. 🥳

Das markiert einen weiteren wichtigen Schritt in Richtung des SKA-Observatoriums (#SKAO), denn die insgesamt 14 Antennen der MeerKAT-Erweiterung werden im Jahr 2027 in das SKAO integriert.

👉 https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressemeldungen/2024/5

#Radioastronomie #Radioteleskop

What is a SKAMPI doing in the Karoo semi-desert in South Africa?

Unique scientific research! 👍

The SKA-MPIfR telescope (SKAMPI) is a prototype dish for the SKA-Mid telescope currently under construction in South Africa.

Take a look at the stunning results of the "First Light" observations of the Vela pulsar: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressreleases/2024/3

#radioastronomy #SKAO #pulsar #firstlight #telescope

Was macht ein SKAMPI in der Karoo-Halbwüste in Südafrika?

Es betreibt einzigartige wissenschaftliche Forschung! 🤗

Das SKA-MPIfR-Teleskop (SKAMPI) ist eine Prototyp-Antenne für das SKA-Mid-Teleskop, das derzeit in Südafrika entsteht.

Werft gerne einen Blick auf die großartigen Ergebnisse der „First Light“-Beobachtung des Vela-Pulsars: https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressemeldungen/2024/3

#Radioastronomie #SKAO #Pulsar #Teleskop

India will contribute INR 1,250 crore to the multinational Square Kilometre Array Observatory (#SKAO)

"Countries have to sign, and ratify, the SKAO convention to formally become members. The Government’s approval for joining the project, with a financial sanction of Rs 1,250 crore, is the first step towards the ratification."

https://theprint.in/science/all-about-square-kilometre-array-worlds-largest-radio-telescope-project-and-indias-contribution/1908390/

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/another-eye-in-sky-on-ground-india-is-now-part-of-worlds-largest-radio-telescope-project-9092577/

Bundeskabinett beschließt Beitritt zum Square Kilometre Array Observatory
Stark-Watzinger: Mit dem Superteleskop SKAO brechen wir in eine neue Ära der Astronomie auf. Eine Pressemitteilung des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF). (Bild: #SKAO) #SKA
https://www.raumfahrer.net/bundeskabinett-beschliesst-beitritt-zum-square-kilometre-array-observatory/

#DidYouKnow: The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (#SKAO): The Revolutionary #Telescope 40,000 Times Bigger Than #JWST.

When completed, it will have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre.

It will operate over a wide range of frequencies and its size will make it 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument

https://knowledgezone.co.in/trends/explorer?topic=SKAO

21cm Intensity Mapping cross-correlation with #galaxy surveys - current and forecasted cosmological parameters estimation for the #SKAO: https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.00710 -> Separating the cosmic wheat from the chaff: https://astrobites.org/2023/11/27/21cm-lim/ - #cosmological parameter estimation with the 21-cm line

Fun couple of days at the #BreakthroughListen meeting at #SKAO this week, hearing about all the ways astronomers are searching for evidence of #technosignatures 👽 🛸 (we haven’t found any yet, but there are some really clever search techniques). The best bit? The final day pick n mix selection included UFOs…! 😁

This is a great talk about how Science Platforms will change the way data reduction is performed in radio astronomy…

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GK5o78h2Bl0

At ALMA, we don't have a Science Platform, but we're looking at them to see if they might be required for the WSU era…

#SciencePlatforms #ScienceGateways #CANFAR #ngVLA #SKAO #ALMA #AlmaObservatory #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU

I just gave a talk about the ALMA telescope and its development program to my ex-colleagues at SKAO, and I just wanted to share two wonderful resources that I found. The first one, is the NRAO Archives, which includes things such as this interview with Frank Drake (yes, the one that came up with the Drake Equation for the probability of the existence of life we could communicate with in our galaxy):

https://www.instapaper.com/text?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrao.edu%2Farchives%2Fitems%2Fshow%2F14851

https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/14851

#ALMA #SKAO #NRAO #Archives #FrankDrake

@timbray thanks! Even having worked on some of the timing requirements for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory with respect to software, I did not know a couple of things here… but I’m very glad I was well aware of most of the things in the talk!

#SKAO #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #Timing #UTC #TAI #BIPM

Hey there, time for an introduction! I’m new to CalcKey (and CalcKey.social in particular), but not that new to the Fediverse, so this will not be my main profile for some time, but I’ll try to see if it can become that.

I’m half-astronomer, half-engineer, although the engineering part has been gaining more relevance with time.

I have worked for several observatories, among them the European Southern Observatory, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, and since June 2022 the Joint ALMA Observatory.

The Joint ALMA Observatory just went through its 10th anniversary, and is ready now for its major overhaul: the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade, which will change all the signal chain, including correlation and data processing, to get an huge multiple in speed gains for most projects, and at least a 4 times gain for most.

My role is to supervise the Systems Engineering efforts for all relevant subprojects, to make sure that a successful observatory upgrade is delivered which provides a lot of value to our community.

See you around!

ps. As my profile indicates, most of my activity will, anyway, happen at @[email protected]. At least, for the time being!

#Introduction #ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray
#JAO #JointAlmaObservatory
#WSU #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #ESO #EuropeanSouthernObservatory #SKAO #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #SystemEngineering #SystemsEngineering #Fediverse #Calckey

Hey there, time for an introduction! I’m new to CalcKey (and CalcKey.social in particular), but not that new to the Fediverse, so this will not be my main profile for some time, but I’ll try to see if it can become that.

I’m half-astronomer, half-engineer, although the engineering part has been gaining more relevance with time.

I have worked for several observatories, among them the European Southern Observatory, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, and since June 2022 the Joint ALMA Observatory.

The Joint ALMA Observatory just went through its 10th anniversary, and is ready now for its major overhaul: the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade, which will change all the signal chain, including correlation and data processing, to get an huge multiple in speed gains for most projects, and at least a 4 times gain for most.

My role is to supervise the Systems Engineering efforts for all relevant subprojects, to make sure that a successful observatory upgrade is delivered which provides a lot of value to our community.

See you around!

ps. As my profile indicates, most of my activity will, anyway, happen at @[email protected]. At least, for the time being!

#Introduction #ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray
#JAO #JointAlmaObservatory
#WSU #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #ESO #EuropeanSouthernObservatory #SKAO #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #SystemEngineering #SystemsEngineering #Fediverse #Calckey

Check out our large, colorful cosmographic maps recently published in our WALLABY Survey paper: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac3246

Here, a map the NGC4636 field, is also supplemented by an online interactive #sketchfab visualization: https://skfb.ly/ozwNz

WALLABY is one of the key survey science projects on #ASKAP, one of the precursor instruments to the SKA "Square Kilometer Array" project.

#universe #cosmology #galaxies #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #askap #ska #skao #space #science #research

#SKA #Observatory marks a momentous milestone with the formal start of construction at #telescope sites in South Africa and Australia.

🔗 https://www.skao.int/en/explore/construction-journey

We at #Cosylab are excited to be part of the project and work on the SKA telescopes’ observation monitor and controls software.

#SKAO #SKAObservatory #SquareKilometreArray #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #astronomy

Weltgrößtes Forschungsinstrument: Square Kilometre Array Observatory wird gebaut

An den Standorten in Australien und Südafrika wurde der Baubeginn des riesigen Teleskopverbunds gefeiert. Die Erwartungen sind immens.

https://www.heise.de/news/Weltgroesstes-Forschungsinstrument-Square-Kilometre-Array-Observatory-wird-gebaut-7367174.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.-.-

#Astronomie #Radioastronomie #Radioteleskop #SKAO #SquareKilometerArray #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #News