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Cape Town Open Nights

The SAAO’s headquarters are in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory on the site of the former Royal Observatory. The historic building is recognised as a National Heritage Site, and houses administration facilities, offices, and the SAAO library.

You are welcome to visit the SAAO in Cape Town on SAAO Open Nights, on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 20:00. Please book a tour below.

All Open Nights include a presentation on topics of astronomy or physics, and an introduction to the historic McClean telescope, the observatory museum, and the library. If the weather is clear, there will be a chance for stargazing using telescopes set up for the night.

Please email enquiries@saao.ac.za if you have any queries regarding bookings for Cape Town Open Nights.

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Colloquium: Thursday 1 June 2023 – A bird’s eye overview of machine learning

Jun 1 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Thursday 1 June 2023 11:00 - 12:00 at SAAO Auditorium Speaker: Prof. Chris Thron (Texas A&M University Central Texas) Title: A bird's eye overview of machine learning Please subscribe to saaotalks to get connection details: https://list.saao.ac.za/wws/subscribe/saaotalks

‘Event Horizon II’

Jun 1 @ 6:00 pm - Jun 2 @ 8:00 pm
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An event every day that begins at 6:00 pm, repeating until 2nd Jun 2023

Event Horizon II, Kamil Adam Hassim with Reza Khota 'Event Horizon II’, Kamil Hassim's latest exhibition with — defunct context. In this exhibition, Kamil takes us on a journey through the mysteries of black holes and the cosmic principles that govern our universe. At the…

‘Event Horizon II’

Jun 2 @ 6:00 pm - Jun 3 @ 8:00 pm
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An event every day that begins at 6:00 pm, repeating until 2nd Jun 2023

Event Horizon II, Kamil Adam Hassim with Reza Khota 'Event Horizon II’, Kamil Hassim's latest exhibition with — defunct context. In this exhibition, Kamil takes us on a journey through the mysteries of black holes and the cosmic principles that govern our universe. At the…

SAAO Cape Town Open Night

Jun 10 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

This week's talk: Sally Macfarlane The SAAO Open Nights in Cape Town take place on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 20:00. All Open Nights will start with a presentation on topics of astronomy or physics. Then, visitors will be given an…

SAAO Cape Town Open Night

Jun 24 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

The SAAO Open Nights in Cape Town take place on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 20:00. All Open Nights will start with a presentation on topics of astronomy or physics. Then, visitors will be given an introduction to the historic McClean…

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