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ASSA

The history of astronomy in southern Africa

 

Brief History

  • Astronomers
  • Observatories
  • Telescopes
  • Instruments
  • Impact craters
  • Museums
  • Meteorites
  • Expeditions
  • Projects and Surveys
  • Time line
  • Lost & Found
  • ASSA Archives
  • References
  • Bibliography

 

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Database Index
• Astronomers
• Observatories
• Telescopes
• Instruments
• Impact craters
• Museums
• Meteorites
• Expeditions
• Surveys
• Time line
• Lost & Found
• ASSA Archives
• References
• Bibliography

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[ historyassa.saao.ac.za ]

Big 5 of the African Sky

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FOUND A METEORITE

Found a Meteorite

Ask An Astronomer!

Ask an Astronomer

Publications

Sky Guide 2021 MNASSA Nightfall Southern Skies Flickr

Contact ASSA

Get in touch with officers of the Society - we're real people with a passion for astronomy, so contact us and let's talk!

Database of Amateur Astronomy Associations in Africa is now online!

We have created a map where you can zoom in, and click on any of the associations to know more about it, click here for the Interactive Map

You can download the entire database (v1, as of April 2020), as well as register your group

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