- Ikheli: Observatory Road, Observatory, 7925, eNingizimu Afrika;
- Ifoni: +27 21 447 0025;
- Imeyili: enquiries@saao.ac.za;
- Iwebhusayithi: http://www.saao.ac.za
Uma uhlale uphupha ukuba ube sesikhala, futhi izinkanyezi zikukhonjiswe ngemfihlakalo yazo, ungaphuthelwa ithuba elimangalisayo lokusondela kubo ngokuvakashela iSouth African Astronomical Observatory esiseSutherland (eNyakatho Kapa, eNingizimu Afrika ). Iyingxenye ye-National Research Foundation yaseNingizimu Afrika. Lesi sikhungo sesayensi, esinye sezimbalwa, sinemakhodi amaningana akhishwe yiSikhungo samaPlanethi amancane: A60, B31, 051. Waba yindlalifa ekuqapheliseni kwasekupheleni kweCape of Good Hope .
Yini ephawulekayo mayelana nokuhlola?
Lesi sikhungo sokucwaninga sesifunde isikhala nezidalwa zasezulwini kusukela phakathi nekhulu le-XIX (isakhiwo esikhulu sakhiwa ngo-1820). Phakathi kwezinto zayo:
- I-telescope endala kunazo zonke i-McClean, esebenzayo kusukela ngo-1901;
- ama-telescopes amaningana e-photometric avumela ukutadisha amaplanethi, izinkanyezi, ama-asteroids, njll. kude kakhulu kusuka eplanethi yethu;
- ama-telescopes, lapho ungabheka khona ukukhanya kwelanga;
- I-telescope enkulu yaseNingizimu Afrika, okuyinto enkulu kunazo zonke eningizimu yezwe (ubukhulu bayo buyi-11 m). Ngosizo lwaso, ososayensi bafunda okuningi mayelana nezinkanyezi ezikude kakhulu, kuhlanganise namafu aseMagellanic: ubukhulu nesakhiwo sezinkanyezi, amakhulu ezinkulungwane zamakhilomitha ezivela eMhlabeni, aphelile ukuba yimfihlakalo.
Ukwengeza, ukugcinwa kwemisebenzi akubandakanyi nje ekukhonjisweni nasekucwaningweni kwezinto eziseduzane nomhlaba: kudala intuthuko entsha emkhakheni we-geophysics kanye ne-meteorology, futhi ine-Time Service yayo. Kulesi sikhungo sesayensi bathola ama-exoplanet amaningana, inkanyezi yamaKaptein futhi balinganisa enye yezinkanyezi ku-Constellation Proxima Centauri.
"Ukukhuphuka" kwesitoreji
I-South African Astronomical Observatory inikeza izivakashi zayo hhayi ukuthola kuphela ubuhle besibhakabhaka esinezinkanyezi, kodwa futhi ukuya emicimbi ye-"Open Nights", lapho wonke umuntu angalalela khona izinkulumo ezithakazelisayo ngesitayela esithandwayo sesayensi mayelana nokubunjwa kwezinto ezisemkhathini, ukuziphatha kwazo, ubukhulu obunye nakho konke Izivakashi eziningi ziyaziwa kuphela kumafilimu amahle.
Kukhona futhi amaqembu amasha okucwaninga ekucwaningweni: kulabo abanesithakazelo emvelaphi yamacala, ama-astrophysics, i-astronomy yamaplanethi, nokunye.
Ungakwazi ngisho nokubonga izidalwa zasezulwini, kude nama-telescopes: esakhiweni sesikhungo kukhona inqolobane ebonakalayo evulela ukufinyelela kwezithombe nolwazi lwesayensi olwenziwa ochwepheshe iminyaka eminingi.
Ungafika kanjani?
Njengoba izingqimba ezinkulu zesiteshini ziseduze neKapa , kufanele uhambe emgwaqeni omkhulu we-Trans-Sahara omkhulu we-Trans-Sahara - futhi kwenye indawo emahoreni angu-4 uzoba khona.
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