Aerobatic aircraft fly over the dome housing the Southern African ...

10th Nov 2005, 12:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Aerobatic aircraft fly over the dome housing the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) during the official launch of the telescope near Sutherland in South Africa's arid Karoo region November 10, 2005. SALT, the largest telescope in the southern hemisphere, can probe distant stars and galaxies and shed light on the ancient origins of the universe. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings