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Nordic-Baltic Astronomy Days 2026

26–29 May 2026
Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel
Europe/Helsinki timezone

Session

Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)

Tu-03
26 May 2026, 10:45
Room A+B

Room A+B

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Chair: Kelley Hess

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  1. 208. Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA
    Garrelt Mellema (Stockholm University)
    26/05/2026, 10:45
    Oral

    In this talk I will highlight a selection of science topics for which the SKA Observatory is expected to make major progress. The SKA telescopes, SKA-Low and SKA-Mid have been designed to be the largest radio inteferometers in each of their frequency ranges (50 - 350 MHz and 0.35 - 15.4 Ghz, respectively) and are expected to deliver transformational results in a broad range of topics, ranging...

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  2. 209. SKAO: One Observatory, Two telescopes, Three sites
    Thijs Geurts
    26/05/2026, 11:23
    Oral

    In this talk I will present the current status of the SKA Observatory as an intergovernmental organisation, building the two largest telescope arrays in the world, located in South Africa and Australia, made possible through a global collaboration of 15 countries worldwide. The presentation will give an overview of the current Membership picture and its activities around construction and...

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