20 October 1820; 203 years ago (1820-10-20) - As the Royal Observatory Cape of Good Hope
1972; 52 years ago (1972) - As the South African Astronomical Observatory
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Website
saao.ac.za
Telescopes
SALT
11m reflector
1.9m
1.9m reflector
Infrared Survey Facility
1.4m reflector
MONET
1.2m reflector
1.0m
1m reflector
SuperWASP-South
8x Canon 200mm f/1.8
ACT
75 cm reflector
Solaris-1
0.5m f/15 Ritchey–Chrétien
Solaris-1
0.5m f/15 Ritchey–Chrétien
MeerLICHT
0.6m f/5.5 modified Dall-Kirkham telescope
Location of South African Astronomical Observatory
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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 primary telescopes are located in Sutherland, which is 370 kilometres (230 mi) from Observatory, Cape Town, where the headquarters is located.[2]
The SAAO has links worldwide for scientific and technological collaboration. Instrumental contributions from the South African Astronomical Observatory include the development of a spherical aberration corrector and the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT).
The Noon Gun on Cape Town's Signal Hill is fired remotely by a time signal from the Observatory.
^"SAAO Annual Review 2020-2021" (PDF).
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