AstroArt Competition Winners Announced
The winners of the AstroArt Competition have been announced....
11 Jun, 2021
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Stay informed about COVID-19
Please have a look at https://sacoronavirus.co.za for the latest information about the COVID-19 Corona Virus in South Africa. Stay safe!
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.
Do your PhD or MSc research at the SAAO
The SAAO offers students the opportunity to work with leading researchers on cutting edge astronomy and instrumentation projects. These cover observational and theoretical aspects of stellar and extragalactic astronomy, astronomical instrumentation and computer modelling. Many projects involve combining and analysing data from different wavelengths, e.g. optical......
19 May, 2021
SAAO 200 Bursaries
2020 marked the 200 years anniversary of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO). As part of its celebrations, the SAAO is giving away ten R 20,000 bursaries to university students from the Northern Cape. These bursaries are intended to assist with needs like text books,......
30 Apr, 2021
eROSITA and SALT witness the awakening of massive black holes
Combined observations by eROSITA, the main instrument aboard the Spectrum-Röntgen-Gamma (SRG) satellite, and the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) have led to an important discovery. Two apparently normal galaxies observed by eROSITA during its all-sky survey show quasi-periodic X-ray eruptions, despite them appearing to be......
28 Apr, 2021
Connect South Africa – Call for applications
Deadline: 26 of May 2021 Introduction Since 2014 CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, and Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council have worked together to foster experimentation through the arts in connection with fundamental science. In 2021 CERN and Pro Helvetia are launching......
14 Apr, 2021
Teaching Earth and Beyond Competition
As part of its 200 year anniversary celebrations the SAAO invites all teachers to enter our Teaching Earth and Beyond competition. The aim is to showcase teachers who have implemented innovative ways of bringing this important field across to their learners. To enter the competition......
08 Apr, 2021
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