Where to place the MFAA environmental prototypes?

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The previous daily images (17-06-2013 , 09-09-2013 and 10-03-2014 ) showed the four environmental prototypes inside the WSRT bouwhal, the anchor test performed at the South Afrika Karoo SKA site and the shipment of the prototypes.

On site however, things also evolved. An 20 by 20 meter area (indicated by the white arrow) has been cleared, to provide a suitable final destination for the prototypes.

The power needed to feed the electronics is provided via the Site Test Interferometer system, middle left side of the picture. This small white dish is monitoring the tropospheric stability.

During week 12 and 13, an ASTRON team will travel to the site and install the prototypes. Stay tuned for more beautiful pictures!

These environmental prototypes are part of the Array Prototypes work package of the

SKA Mid-Frequency Aperture Array consortium

This project is part-financed by the Northern Netherlands (SNN), the European Regional Development Fund, and the "Peaks in the Delta" program of the Dutch Ministry of Economic affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.