Equipment Filter
SAAO STE4 CCD Camera
The SAAO CCD camera is available for direct imaging on the 1.0-m and 1.9-m telescopes.
SAAO Hight Speed Photo Polarimeter - HIPPO
The High Speed Photo Polarimeter (HIPPO) specially designed for high-speed polarization analysis and monitoring.
SAAO Giraffe - Fibre Fed Echelle Spectrograph
The Giraffe-fibre fed Echelle Spectrograph consists of two components:
Maximart BMC-5A CNC Milling Machine
- Work Table
1575mm x 425mm with 4 T-slots - X/Y/Z Travel
1050mm x 560mm x 520mm - VMC Milling Head
Luwa Class 10000 Clean Room
Cleanrooms are classified according to the number and size of particles permitted per volume of air.
SAAO Alan Cousins Telescope (ACT)
The Alan Cousins Telescope is a 0.75 m Automatic Photometric Telescope, which was commissioned in mid-2000.
Grubb & Parsons 1.9m Telescope
The 1.9-m Radcliffe telescope was built by Grubb Parsons in 1938-48 for the Radcliffe Observatory in Pretoria.
Grubb & Parsons 1.0m Telescope
The 1-m Elizabeth telescope was built by Grubb Parsons in 1964 and erected orginally in Cape Town.
Grubb & Parsons 0.75m Telescope
The 0.75-m reflector, built by Grubb Parsons, was added to the Multiple Refractor Mounting (MRM) in 1974.
Boller & Chivens 0.5m Telescope
The 0.5-m telescope was built by Boller and Chivens in 1967 for the Republic Observatory, then moved to the current observing sight near Sutherland