Galaxies and Cosmology: a South African Perspective

by Catherine Cress (University of the Western Cape)

Wednesday 18 Sept 2024, 13:30 → 14:30 Europe/Stockholm

Albano 3: 6228 - Mega (22 seats) (Albano Building 3)

Southern Africa has invested heavily in Astronomy, particularly the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project but facilities also include a 10m-class optical telescope (SALT) and a gamma-ray telescope in Namibia (HESS). I will discuss some of the science - current and planned - that use these facilities, focusing on cosmological probes. I will also include thoughts about the impact of Astronomy beyond academia.