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Guided Tours in Sutherland are now open, please note only the following tours will be available:
Day Tours, Mondays – Saturdays 10:30 and 14:30, maximum of 12 people per tour including children
Evening Tours, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, maximum of 15 people per tour including children
All the other tours remain suspended.
Since the building and commissioning of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), Sutherland has become an interesting destination among tourists who are looking for edutainment. The town’s accommodation and restaurant offering has also developed tremendously to meet tourist’s needs. This has contributed to a steady......
As part of its 200 year anniversary celebrations the South African Astronomical Observatory hereby invites all foundation phase learners, grades R to 3, to enter our AstroArt competition. Learners can send in an A4 drawing of anything Astronomy related. It can be the moon with its craters,......
We are pleased to announce the publication of a special astronomy edition of the NRF’s Science Matters magazine. This has been produced in celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the SAAO. As we reach the milestone of 200 hundred years of astronomy research in South Africa,......
Today, 19 October 2020, saw the premiere of the highly anticipated locally produced planetarium film ‘Rising Star’ at the Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome nestled in the heart of Cape Town, South Africa. The film was supported by the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) and......
The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) will celebrate 200 years of existence as an astronomical observatory on 20 October 2020. The Royal Observatory Cape of Good Hope was founded on 20 October 1820 and is the oldest scientific institution in the country. Formally, it was......
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