Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama.

With special gests Dr. Ivy Wong, Dr. Brenda Namumba and Professor Peter Quinn.

Jacinta attended the PHISCC Conference, the Pathfinder for HI Surveys Coordination Committee, at Perth's UWA, and takes us on a tour of her homeland, into the Australian bush, and chats about pathfinders, precursors and the exciting collaborations between South Africa and Australia!

Precursor telescopes like the South African MeerKAT and HERA (Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array), along with the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) and Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) are providing SKA scientists with invaluable knowledge to assist in the design of the SKA’s main telescopes over the coming decade.

Pathfinder telescopes and systems, such as the now-retired KAT-7 (Karoo Array Telescope) are dotted around the globe and are also engaged in SKA related technology and science studies.

 

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