Celebrating 200 years of the South African Astronomical Observatory by Karel van der Vyver (Daily Maverick), 16 October 2020
… Perched on the outskirts of Observatory in Cape Town, just above the Black River, stands the South … Observatory; initially known as the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, it has multiple telescopes, a museum, a … A short history On 20 October 1820, word reached the Cape from Britain for the “Lords Commissioners of the …