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observatories - impact craters

Places of historical interest

There are three categories of historical places are included in the database:

• impact craters.

• museums

• observatories.

The structure of the places are given below.

Observatories

General information

• Name of Observatory
• The years that the Observatory operate/d
• Current information (Contact details, Director, Telephone no.,Fax no., PRO e-mail, Website, Physical address, Postal address)
• Location (Longitude, latitude, altitude)

A Brief Summary

• Noted for (A list of the most notable achievements and/or other aspects, whatever they may be, that the Observatory is associated with)
• Summary (the reason for the institution's existence, as well as a short overview, so that the reader can at a glimpse get an idea about the institution without having to read through all the information)

Historical background

• History (details about the institution. This includes a list of Directors, list of achievements/discoveries and famous astronomers associated with observatory.
• Instruments (list of instruments that used to belong / are still being used by the observatory)
• Projects (research programmes undertaken)

Sources

• Pictorial sources (photos/paintings/drawings)
• Bibliography (sources where information contained on this page can be verified)
• Archival sources

Museums

Impact craters

A general summary of impact craters in southern Africa is included.

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

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