SAAO – Video

South  African Astronomical Observatory (S.A.A.O.)
Video

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Video:

This video demonstrates some of the capabilities of the Computer Numerical Control ( CNC ) milling machines at SAAO.
Courtesy of Willie Koorts

  SAAO Mechanical Workshop


Official Opening of the Observatory in Sutherland in the 1970’s
A video on the “Moments in the history of Optical Astronomy in South Africa” series.
Courtesy of Willie Koorts.

 Royal Observatory, Cape Town & Sutherland in the 1970s


SAAO Sutherland, 21 years later. Comparing 1996 footage vs 2017
Courtesy of Willie Koorts.

  SAAO Sutherland, 21 years later. Comparing 1996 footage vs 2017


This was made in 2020 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Astronomy in South Africa. This episode features an edited version of a video Willie Koorts made back in 1996 of a typical trip to Sutherland.
A video on the “Moments in the history of Optical Astronomy in South Africa” series.
Courtesy of Willie Koorts.

 The Sutherland Observatory in 1996