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NRF|SAAO Cape Town Open Night
April 11 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Join us for Open Nights at the South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF/SAAO) in Cape Town, held on the second and fourth Saturday of every month.
Each evening begins with an engaging presentation on astronomy or a related field of science, followed by a guided tour of the Observatory’s rich history—including our library, museum, and the historic 120-year-old McClean Telescope.
Weather permitting, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy stargazing through the McClean and additional smaller telescopes.
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- Gates open at 7:30 PM.
- Free entry for children aged 6 and under.
Please email cptbookings@saao.ac.za or call +27 21 447 0025 if you have any queries regarding bookings.
Speaker: Bhushan Joshi
Bio:
Bhushan Joshi is a Scientific Officer at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Electronics at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Over the past 12 years, he has gained extensive experience in the design and development of electronic systems for astronomical instrumentation, with a particular focus on astronomical cameras. One of the latest cameras developed by his team for a solar telescope was launched aboard the Aditya-L1 mission and is currently operating at the L1 Lagrange point, approximately 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, continuously observing the Sun.
Abstract: “Astronomical Cameras”