The South African Astronomical Observatory is the national centre for optical and infrared astronomy in South Africa. It was established in 1972. The observatory is run by the National Research Founda
The Sutherland site of the South African Astronomical Observatory. With the Southern African Large Telescope
The buildings of the South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town.
Sign at the entrance to Sutherland Observatory near Sutherland, Northern Cape
MASTER telescope domes at the South African Astronomical Observatory
The Southern African Large Telescope is a 9.2-metre optical telescope designed mainly for spectroscopy. It consists of 91 hexagonal mirror segments each with a 1-metre inscribed diameter, resulting in
South African Astronomical Observatory
…Instrumental contributions from the South African Astronomical Observatory include the development of a spherical aberration corrector and the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT). The Noon Gun on Cape Town's Signal Hill is fired remotely by a time signal from the Observatory…
Southern African Large Telescope
SALT's primary mirror
Salt Mirror