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Nature 438, 18-19 (3 November 2005) | doi:10.1038/438018a; Published online 2 November 2005

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Michael Cherry1

  1. Michael Cherry is Nature's contributing correspondent in South Africa.

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This month South Africa will officially open the largest optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. But is the country ready to capitalize on its investment? Michael Cherry investigates.

Sutherland has a reputation as the coldest town in South Africa. Sat on a windswept, barren plateau at an altitude of some 1,600 metres, it is home largely to sheep farmers.

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