MONET/South
MONET/South is a building in Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality, Namakwa, Northern Cape. MONET/South is situated nearby to Sutherland Observatory, as well as near the building Southern African Large Telescope.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: astronomical observatory at Sutherland Observatory in South Africa
- Also known as: “MONET South” and “Monitoring Network of Telescopes-South”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Southern African Large Telescope.
Southern African Large Telescope
Building
Photo: Lengau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern African Large Telescope is a 9.2-metre optical telescope designed mainly for spectroscopy. It consists of 91 hexagonal mirror segments each with a 1-metre inscribed diameter, resulting in a total hexagonal mirror of 11.1 by 9.8 m. Southern African Large Telescope is situated 370 metres north of MONET/South.
MONET/South
Latitude
-32.3792° or 32° 22′ 45″ southLongitude
20.81026° or 20° 48′ 37″ eastOpen location code
4GV2JRC6+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 139670904OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telescopeWikidata ID
Q115616954
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sutherland Observatory and Salpeterkop.
Nearby Places
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