Seekoeigat

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Photo Gallery:
Seekoeigat.

Index:

Current Info; Summary; History; Astronomers; Programmes; Instruments; Sources; Links:

Current Information:

Current Information:
-The Observatory has closed down. The Current Information section is not relevant to this Observatory.
-It used to be on the road between Beaufort West and Meiringspoort, Greater Karoo, Western Cape.

In Brief:

Noted for:
This was the site of the former European Southern Observatory (ESO). They moved to Chile and today ESO is one of the premier Observatories in the world.

Summary:

Historical background:

Astronomers:

Programmes:

Instruments:

Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.

Sources:

Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources.

Pictorial Sources:

Bibliography:

Laing, J.D. (ed.), The Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope 1820 - 1970 Sesquicentennial Offerings, p.
(Book written by Prof. Adriaan Blaauw about ESO's early history?)

Links:

Interesting Links:
Link to Objects Lost and / or Found.
Link to a short History of Astronomy in Southern Africa.
Link to a Time Line to see how Events on this page relates to the bigger time dimension.
Link to view the Achievements and other Interesting Aspects of Southern African Astronomers.
Link to the Telescope Manufacturers.
Link to the Main Bibliography Section and more information about Sources and the Archive.

Director Historical Section: Chris de Coning - siriusa@absamail.co.za

Webmaster: Christian Hettlage - webmaster@assa.saao.ac.za