Astronomical observatories in South Africa

exoplanet search project

9.2-metre optical telescope operated by the South African Astronomical Observatory

decommissioned astronomical observatory

national centre for astronomy in South Africa

Grade I listed observatory in Oxford, United Kingdom

former observatory in Cape Town, South Africa, and headquarters of the South African Astronomical Observatory

observatory

MeerKAT, originally the Karoo Array Telescope, is a radio telescope consisting of 64 antennas in the Meerkat National Park, in the Northern Cape of South Africa. In 2003, South Africa submitted an expression of interest to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Radio Telescope in Africa, and the locally designed and built MeerKAT was incorporated into the first phase of the SKA. MeerKAT was launched in 2018. MeerKAT is located inside a radio quiet zone within the park.

Radio astronomy observatory located in South Africa