First results obtained by the k’niPatn k’l⌣ stk’masqt outrigger (KKO) telescope

https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad9ddc

KKO is located on the traditional territory of the Similamix People in British Columbia. The Upper Similkameen Indian Band offered the name, which means “a listening device for outer space”.

More insights on this project: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.07898

in the #arXiv

Revealing hidden structures in the Zone of Avoidance - a blind MeerKAT HI Survey of the Vela Supercluster

by Sambatriniaina H. A. Rajohnson and co-authors
https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.07084

SKA telescope gets its ‘1st fringes’
https://earthsky.org/space/ska-telescope-radio-south-africa-australia/
#SKA #radiotelescope #Australia #astronomy ##astrodon #science

Extremely annoyed when I went to the gym earlier this morning, that it was a clear sunrise and I could have been awake to see the comet!

Here is C/2023 A3 imaged over our beautiful Murriyang

Image by the brilliant Alex Cherney.

Thanks to Scott Kardel for pointing me to this.

I really have to pinch myself sometimes, reminding myself that I am so lucky to be able to use such an incredible instrument and iconic piece of both Australia’s and the astronomy world’s space heritage for my research.

Find someone that looks at you, the way that I look at Murriyang.

Beautiful cover arts for the latest issues of Nature and Nature Astronomy

Credits:
1. Erik Wernquist/Dylan Nelson (IllustrisTNG Collaboration)/Martijn Oei
2. Carl Knox, OzGrav - Swinburne University of Technology. Cover design: Bethany Vukomanovic