KELT-South : the little telescope with big ambitions

The Sutherland observing site of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO), just outside the town of Sutherland in the Northern Cape, is home to SALT (Southern African Large Telescope), one of the largest telescopes in the world. Recently, a much smaller telescope has also found a home on the observing site and even though it is 250 times smaller than SALT, scientifically it is just as valuable. Where SALT will be looking mainly at the faint and distant universe, KELT-South will be looking at relatively bright and close stars within our own galaxy to determine if they have planets orbiting around them.