When Institutions In America forced students to remove keffiyehs / Palestinian symbols during graduation ceremonies amid that Ongoing genocide in Gaza,South African 🇿🇦Students From our Honorable,admirable institution,The University of Cape Town , Showed the world🌎how its done🥹
🌌 Did you know a tiny Karoo town is basically the Silicon Valley of Space?
Sutherland, Northern Cape hosts 20+ telescopes for 8 nations — and they're all paying South Africa for the privilege of our skies.
🇿🇦 South Africa — 6+ telescopes
🇺🇸 USA — 5 telescopes
🇯🇵 Japan — 2 telescopes
🇩🇪 Germany — 2 telescopes
🇵🇱 Poland — 2 telescopes
🇬🇧 UK — 2 telescopes
🇰🇷 South Korea — 1 telescope
🇷🇺 Russia — 1 telescope
Why Sutherland? The AGA Act. 🏛️
SA law protects 75km of radio silence & dark skies around the site. When driving, the headlights arent allowed.
We didn't just build a world-class observatory. We legislated it into existence. 🤫✨
The threads below break down each country — what they brought, & what they're hunting for in our skies. 👇
#Sutherland #SpaceEconomy #ProudlySA