South  African Astronomical Observatory (S.A.A.O.)
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This video demonstrates some of the capabilities of the Computer Numerical Control ( CNC ) milling machines at SAAO.
Courtesy of Willie Koorts

  SAAO Mechanical Workshop

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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

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

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

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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

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