SUTHERLAND EXCURSION

  • From: February 25, 2012 at 12:00am     To: February 26, 2012 at 12:00pm
SUTHERLAND EXCURSION

Led by Prof. Brian Warner
Date: 25–26 February 2012
Fee: R950 [Max 25 participants]
At 12h00 midday on Saturday, 25 February, participants meet in the car park at Matjiesfontein, outside the coffee shop. We will leave for Sutherland in convoy at 12h15, stopping en route for a short talk on the geology of the Karoo. We meet briefly at the Sutherland Hotel before going to the observatory.

There will be a conducted tour of the observatory, lasting about two and a half hours, visiting three of the telescopes, including the largest (SALT). After dinner, and weather permitting, we will go back to the observatory to use the visitors’ telescope.

After breakfast on Sunday morning there is no set programme. During the drive back to Cape Town, a visit to the museum at Matjiesfontein is highly recommended.

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