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The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is the national centre for optical and infrared astronomy in South Africa. It was established in 1972. The observatory is run by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. The facility's function is to conduct research in astronomy and astrophysics.
The Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) is a radio astronomy observatory, located in a natural bowl of hills at Hartebeesthoek just south of the Magaliesberg mountain range, and about 50 km west of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is a National Research Facility run by South Africa's National Research Foundation.
It is located close to the town of Sutherland in the semi-desert region of the Karoo, South Africa. It is a facility of the South African Astronomical Observatory, the national optical observatory of South Africa. SALT is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. [3] [4] It enables spectroscopic and polarimetric analysis and ...
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, Johannesburg, South Africa 1.66–23 GHz 26 m dish. [3] HartRAO XDM Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, Johannesburg, South Africa 2.3–8.65 GHz 15 m Experimental Demonstrator Model originally build as a technology demonstrator for MeerKAT [4] Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA)
South African Astronomical Observatory. Cape Town; Sutherland; 1820; 1972; Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa; Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope (SOAR) 2004 Cerro Pachón, Chile South Pole Telescope: 2007 Antarctica Spanish National Observatory: 1790 Madrid, Spain
The Royal Observatory in Observatory, Cape Town, houses the McClean Telescope. The building was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and was completed in 1897. The original buildings now serve as the headquarters of the South African Astronomical Observatory, with an on-site museum exhibiting various historic instruments and telescopes.
Boyden Observatory is an astronomical research observatory and science education centre located in Maselspoort, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of the city of Bloemfontein in Free State, South Africa. The observatory is managed by the Physics Department of the University of the Free State (UFS). The Friends of Boyden assist the observatory as ...
The Radcliffe Telescope is a 74 in (1.9 m) optical/near-infrared reflecting telescope located at the South African Astronomical Observatory in Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa. [1] When construction was completed in 1948, the Radcliffe was the largest telescope in the Southern Hemisphere, and the joint-fourth largest in the world.