{"id":22123,"date":"2014-02-12T12:46:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T10:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.co.za\/?p=22123"},"modified":"2014-02-12T12:46:35","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T10:46:35","slug":"meerkat-se-antennabasisse-voltooi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.co.za\/?p=22123","title":{"rendered":"MeerKAT se antennabasisse voltooi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ska.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22124\" alt=\"ska\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ska-300x157.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ska-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ska.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Die finale betonbasis, nommer 64, vir die MeerKAT-teleskoopantennaplan is by die SKA-terrein buite Carnarvon in die Karoo gel\u00ea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Byna 5.000 kubieke meter beton en meer as 570 ton staal is gebruik om die fondamente te giet, &#8216;n projek wat nege maande geneem het om te bou.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MeerKAT is die Suid-Afrikaanse voorloper tot die SKA-plan, die w\u00eareld se grootste radioteleskoop, wat in Afrika en Australi\u00eb gebou word.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Selfs met windvlae van tot 69km\/h moet wetenskaplikes in staat wees om die skottels te rig op die verre hemelse voorwerpe met groot presisie, en die antennas moet in staat wees om windspoed van tot 144 km\/h te weerstaan,&#8221; het die SKA ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alle ander MeerKAT-infrastruktuur moet voltooi wees teen die einde van Maart. Afrondingswerk is tans volstoom aan die gang.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Die verwerkinginstallasie is &#8216;n gespesialiseerde ondergrondse bunker wat beskerm word teen radiofrekwensieinterferensie en sal die verwerking van data, kragtoevoer en rugsteuntoerusting wat benodig word vir MeerKAT, huisves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Die Britse optiese vesel-kontrakteur, Plessey, sal die kabelverbinding behartig.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elke MeerKAT antenna sal 19,5m hoog wees, en elke volledige antenna (basis, voetstuk en bak) sal 42 ton weeg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sodra al 64 antennas van di\u00e9\u00a0sensitiewe radioteleskoop\u00a0operasioneel is, sal die instrument sensitief genoeg wees om &#8216;n selfoonsein van Saturnus op te vang.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Groot vraag na data van die Meerkat-teleskope bestaan glo reeds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tydens die tweede deel van BRICS se ministeri\u00eble vergadering oor wetenskap op die Karoo-dorp, is die wetenskaplike waarde van die SKA beklemtoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die finale betonbasis, nommer 64, vir die MeerKAT-teleskoopantennaplan is by die SKA-terrein buite Carnarvon in die Karoo gel\u00ea. Byna 5.000 kubieke meter beton en meer as 570 ton staal is gebruik om die fondamente te giet, &#8216;n projek wat nege maande geneem het om te bou. 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