South African Astronomical Observatory
South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) 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 Foundation of South Africa. The facility's function is to conduct research in astronomy and astrophysics. The primary telescopes are located in Sutherland, which is 370 kilometres (230 mi) from Observatory, Cape Town, where the headquarters is located. The Noon Gun on Cape Town's Signal Hill is fired remotely by a time signal from the Observatory.
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1900 Birthday Honours1986 in South Africa1 Centauri849_AraA. David ThackerayAfrican Skies (journal)Agnes Mary ClerkeAnne-Marie LagrangeAsteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert SystemAsteroid impact predictionAstronomical Society of Southern AfricaBI 253Betty Louise TurtleBirmingham Solar Oscillations NetworkC/2015 G2 (MASTER)Candice GoodwinCape ObservatoryCape Photographic CatalogueCarolina Ödman-GovenderChris ImpeyCoats ObservatoryDavid Gill (astronomer)David Stanley EvansEdinburgh-Cape Blue Object SurveyFraserburgGary A. WegnerGeorge K. MileyGilles FontaineHalfmann TeleskoptechnikHartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy ObservatoryIRSFJoan VoûteJulieta Norma Fierro GossmanKAT-7Kapteyn's StarKevin GovenderKilodegree Extremely Little Telescope
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South African Astronomical Observatory
South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) 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 Foundation of South Africa. The facility's function is to conduct research in astronomy and astrophysics. The primary telescopes are located in Sutherland, which is 370 kilometres (230 mi) from Observatory, Cape Town, where the headquarters is located. The Noon Gun on Cape Town's Signal Hill is fired remotely by a time signal from the Observatory.
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Il South African Astronomical ...... l'emisfero australe esistente.
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L'Observatoire astronomique su ...... frican Large Telescope, SALT).
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Observatório Astronômico Sul-A ...... , onde a sede está localizada.
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South African Astronomical Obs ...... ang astronomi dan astrofisika.
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South African Astronomical Obs ...... e signal from the Observatory.
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Южноафриканская астрономическа ...... ерватории Мыса Доброй Надежды.
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南非天文台（South African Astronomic ...... 的”SALT”。 在開普頓信號山的是由天文台遙控的時間訊號。
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The Sutherland site of the Sou ...... thern African Large Telescope.
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Photos of the dome of the Victoria telescope from the University of Cambridge
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Major telescopes in Sutherland, Northern Cape
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El Observatorio Astronómico Su ...... , donde se encuentra su sede.
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Il South African Astronomical ...... ly dell'Osservatorio McDonald.
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L'Observatoire astronomique su ...... frican Large Telescope, SALT).
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Observatório Astronômico Sul-A ...... , onde a sede está localizada.
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South African Astronomical Obs ...... ang astronomi dan astrofisika.
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South African Astronomical Obs ...... e signal from the Observatory.
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Южноафриканская астрономическа ...... ерватории Мыса Доброй Надежды.
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南非天文台（South African Astronomic ...... 的”SALT”。 在開普頓信號山的是由天文台遙控的時間訊號。
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Observatoire astronomique sud-africain
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Observatorio Astronómico Sudafricano
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Observatório Astronômico Sul-Africano
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South African Astronomical Observatory
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South African Astronomical Observatory
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South African Astronomical Observatory
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South African Astronomical Observatory
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Южноафриканская астрономическая обсерватория
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南非天文台
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