• Carte Du Ciel
• Cape Photographic Catalogue 1950.0
• Cape Photographic Durchmustering
• Southern Reference Star Catalogue
• Sky Patrol Program
• Moonwatch
• Lowell Planetary Project
• Solar monitoring (sunspots, faculae, flares)
• Double stars.

For each survey or research programme, the following information is collected:

• Name: name/acronym
• Observatories involved: Where did the project take place and who was involved. Only the southern African observatories are listed. The international collaborators are mentioned in the text.
• Instruments: which instruments were dedicated to this work
• Duration: The time span that it took to do the project.
• Publication: When were the results published, as well as publications that were made due to this project.
• Description: A summary of the survey.
• History: All the relevant information.
• Bibliography: Where evidence of the above stated facts can be found.

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

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