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South African Astronomical Observatory

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Cape Town, South Africa

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Observatory· Historical place museum· Research foundation· Tourist attraction

South African Astronomical Observatory Reviews | Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

South African Astronomical Observatory is located in Cape Town, South Africa on 1 Observatory Rd, Observatory,. South African Astronomical Observatory is rated 4.6 out of 5 in the category observatory in South Africa.

Address

1 Observatory Rd, Observatory,

Phone

+27 214470025

Amenities

Good for kids

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible entrance

Open hours

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thabo banda

Friendly people from securities to executive. Great area to visit

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Duncan Alfreds

Excellent centre of learning about the the way nature works. Free lectures from eminent experts in their respective fields. Scientists demonstrate humility in being able to say the three important words: "I don't know." And you get to look through a telescope

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kimberley canning

The Observatory is open to the public every second Saturday. A worthwhile visit. Very interesting speakers give talks on many Astronomical topics. There is also a tour of the library, museum and telescopes after the public lecture.

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Lana Wright

What an interesting evening in a full house with the well experienced and traveled speaker. Even though the sky was cloudy, we still had a few brief glimpses at the moon and some stars through an outside telescope. The inside telescope is so big, u need to stand on an A-frame ladder to reach. The library is amazing and a must visit. The nearly extinct lethargic leopard toad who only comes out at night, also resides on the premises, so drive slowly.

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Nathan Abrahams

Beautiful Historic location which is nicely maintained. Interesting talks by guest speakers from all over the world, entrance is free, event is the first and last Saturday of the month. After the talk there are guided tours of the site such as the library and the historic telecope. You can even do some star gazing, depending on the weather. If you have nothing planned on Saturday night feel free to attend.

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Lito Kemp

I would cherish an opportunity to see the night skies from the Observatory! Hope they have open evenings still?

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Olayinka Fagbemiro

Wonderful facility! Great for public and school excursions

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Phelo N

SAAO has great astronomy and astrophysics lectures every 2nd saturday evening. SAAO's open nights event is a great way of learning something new, getting to find out about history of astromony in Cape Town and doing some star gazing Cape Town's Astronomy Society. It's a Saturday evening we'll spent.

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