For those of you interested in what the site decision actually means in terms
of new telescope capability, Mike Garrett's blog entry is a useful insider's
view:
http://mikegarrett.blogspot.com/2012/05/dual-site-ska1-and-ska2.html
Of course, no money has yet been allocated for actual construction but all of
this points towards a pragmatic and achievable program.
Geoff
On May 25, 2012, at 7:37 AM, Aaron Parsons wrote:
> The decision to split the SKA between South Africa and Australia is official:
>
> http://www.skatelescope.org/news/dual-site-agreed-square-kilometre-array-telescope/
>
> Low frequency is expected to be sited primarily in Australia, and mid
> will be primarily in South Africa.
>
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> Aaron Parsons
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