Astronomy in South Africa

12/25/13 • 26 min

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists

Meera Senthilingam takes a tour of the South African Large Telescope (SALT) and neighbouring facilities. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Meera Senthilingam takes a tour of the South African Large Telescope (SALT) and neighbouring facilities. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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