Detecting gravitational waves is one thing, to verify their source with a variety of instruments is ground-breaking stuff. Ushering in a new era of astrophysics is Dr David Buckley from Cape Town's South African Astronomical Observatory, describing how we used instruments up at Sutherland to help carry out this work. 

For more details about this event enjoy this extraordinary 5-minute video:

https://youtu.be/JjCVNdeEoQk

Detecting gravitational waves is one thing, to verify their source with a variety of instruments is ground-breaking stuff. Ushering in a new era of astrophysics is Dr David Buckley from Cape Town's South African Astronomical Observatory, describing how we used instruments up at Sutherland to help carry out this work. For more details about this event enjoy this extraordinary 5-minute video: https://youtu.be/JjCVNdeEoQk

Looking Up - 26 January 2018

Explore the big and the small questions in astronomy, cosmology, and space science. Hosted by Kechil Kirkham, no subject is too big or too small, and experts are regularly brought on board to illuminate and excite. Cape Town is the place to be for astronomy, with some of the largest telescopes in the world housed or being built not too far away. Looking Up takes advantage of the shoals of scientists and engineers working on the planet’s most advanced astronomy projects, who live and work right here in the Mother City. Kechil has recently acquired an MPhil in Space Studies at the University of Cape Town, and works in South Africa’s space industry on the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope.

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Looking Up - 26 January 2018

Looking Up - 26 January 2018