South African Astronomical Observatory
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Das South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) ist ein Zentrum für optische und infrarotgestützte Astronomie in Südafrika. Es ist eine Einrichtung der National Research Foundation.
Der SAAO-Hauptsitz befindet sich im Randbereich der Sternwarte in Kapstadt. Die Hauptteleskope, die für Forschungszwecke verwendet werden, befinden sich bei der Beobachtungsstation der SAAO rund vier Autostunden von der Stadt entfernt.
Geschichte
Das SAAO wurde im Januar 1972 vom Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Südafrika und dem Science and Engineering Research Council aus Großbritannien gemeinsam gegründet. Es kombinierte die Einrichtungen des „Royal Observatory“ (1820) und des „Republic Observatory“ (1903) in Johannesburg und bildete so einen großen Standort mit verbesserten Möglichkeiten.
Instrumente
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- Southern African Large Telescope (SALT)
- Radcliffe Telescope
- Teleskop des KMTNet
- Elizabeth Telescope
- Alan Cousins Telescope
- SuperWASP
- MONET
Weblinks
- www.saao.ac.za (englisch)
Koordinaten: 32° 22′ 46″ S, 20° 48′ 38″ O
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This photograph documents the Pretoria 74" Reflector, built for the Pretoria observatory at some time in the early 20th Century.
This photograph is taken from the Grubb Parsons Ltd collection at Tyne & Wear Archives. The records of Grubb Parsons Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, consist of 65 linear metres (213 linear feet) of files, plans, photographs and glass plate negatives relating to this internationally renowned firm's manufacture of precision telescopic instruments.
The original Business was founded in the early nineteenth century by Thomas Grubb, in 1925 the company was acquired by Sir Charles Parsons and continued to manufacture Telescopic and Astronomical instruments until 1985.
This Glass Lantern Slide is taken from a large collection that documents the work of Grubb Parsons Ltd at their workshop in Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne. It was here that Grubb Parsons Ltd manufactured Telescopic and Astronomical equipment for companies and observatories world wide. Their equipment was designed and built for use and research across the Globe, to name only a few of these locations Grubb Parsons Ltd supplied to the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Egypt, South Africa, Greece, Australia, Japan, India, Hawaii, Poland, Chile, Canada, France and Spain.
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The Sutherland site of the South African Astronomical Observatory.