Build your own MeerKAT radio telescope receptor SKA AND MEERKAT INSTRUCTIONS:

The S quare Kil ometre Array (SKA) Radio Telescope is an international Cut out each component (A to E) along the solid blue line. collaboration to build the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope. The Fold along the dashed lines. SKA will h ave a collectin g area of on e square kilometre (one million square Cut slits into the template along the dotted lines, using a craft knife. metres), and will consist of thousands of antennas or dishes (high frequency) If you are under the age of 16, ask an adult to help you. located across Africa and ma ny aperture array antennas (low frequency and Construct each component separately, then assemble as follows: mid-frequency) located across Australia. SKA South Africa (SA) is currently constructing the MeerKAT Radio Telescope, consisting of 64 dishes, 90km outside Glue A to B Carnarvon, Northern Cape. The MeerKAT Radio Telescope is a precursor to the Glue D to E SKA and will be integrated into the mid-frequency component of SKA Phase 1. Glue C to D/E Glue C/D/E to A/B For more information, visit www.ska.ac.za.

MeerKAT papercraft courtesy of the Ka goshima University, Kagoshima and South African Embassy, Tokyo in Japan

Scale 1:100 C Antenna (dish)

B Base

Glue receptor of Front

1:100 MeerKAT

Diametre 13.5m (c) (c)

Glue to D Back of antenna

Glue to A Back of receptor

A Pedestal →

Glue underside Glue to D and glue to (b) Glue to Sub-reflector DID YOU KNOW? C A MeerKAT radio telescope receptor stands 19.5 m high and weighs 42 tons. The pedestal and yoke Glue to underside Glue to underside stand just over 8 m (b) (b) high. The antenna of sub-reflector of sub-reflector

(dish) is 13.5 m in diametre. Glue Glue

E Receiver Glue to (a) Fold → Glue to D (c) (a) (c) Glue to E

Glue to (a)

Insert Insert into B (c) into B (c) Bend Bend outward outward then then

Glue to C Glue to C glue to glue to underside underside of B. of B.

(a) (a)

Glue Framework to (b) D (b)