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Southern African Astronomy - Digital Gateway


On this page you will find a collection of links to astronomical institutions in Southern Africa.

Last updated: November 2006
If you know of any other astronomical organizations in SA not listed here, please let us know.
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OBSERVATORIES & OFFICES
South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
South African Large Telescope (SALT)
Hermanus Magnetic Observatory

SOCIETIES & ASSA CENTRES
Astronomical Society of Southern Africa (ASSA)
ASSA Bloemfontein Centre
ASSA Cape Centre (Cape Town)
ASSA Durban Centre
ASSA Johannesburg Centre
ASSA Garden Route Centre
ASSA Harare Centre
ASSA Natal Midlands Centre
ASSA Pretoria Centre
Friends of Boyden Observatory (Bloemfontein)
Astrosoc - Rhodes University Astronomy Society (Grahamstown)
OOG Sterrekunde klub (nasionaal, maar hoofsaaklik in die Boland)
East Rand Astronomy Club (East Rand, Gauteng)
Port Elizabeth People's Observatory Society

SCIENCE CENTRES
Boyden Observatory Science Centre - Bloemfontein
MTN Science Centre - Canal Walk - Cape Town
Old Mutual-MTN ScienCentre - Gateway Theatre of Shopping - Umhlanga Rocks
UNIZUL Science Centre - Richards Bay
Port Edward Space Centre (+27 039 311 2891)

PLANETARIUMS
South African Museum Planetarium (iziko), Cape Town
Johannesburg Planetarium

ASSOCIATIONS, PROJECTS and INITIATIVES
Square Kilometer Array (SKA South Africa) & Karoo Array Telescope
South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA)
Southern African Association of Science and Technology Centres (SAASTEC)
South African Space Portal (space.gov)
World Space Week (South Africa)

Other pages on Astronomy in South Africa

Willie Koorts' Home Page - A comprehensive and well-structured website dedicated to the many facets of astronomy in South Africa.

SpaceTides Newsletter - an informative and free astronomy and spaceflight email newsletter managed by the Bloemfontein Centre of ASSA.

The Solar System in Pictures - On this well-developed site you will find a variety of interesting bits of astronomical information about our solar system, quizzes, pictures and also a page full of spectacular posters of the planet Mars and also a montage of the planets.

etaCarina - Astrophotography - maintained by Mauritz Geyser. Find some useful tips in astrophotography and see spectacular astronomical images taken of solar system objects, star fields, eclipses and more...

LucAstronomy.co.za - LucAstronomy.co.za is for all people interested in Astronomy, Amateur or Professional. You are invited to come and experience the night sky and all the wonders the Southern Hemisphere Sky has to offer.



More links: Willie Koorts' Home Page / World Space Week (RSA): Large SA database

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