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Home
Visit
Cape Town
Sutherland
Events
Research
Colloquia
Research Themes
Recent Highlights
Research Staff
Meetings
Publications
Opportunities
Jobs
Postdoctoral Opportunities
Study & Bursaries
2025 MSc and PhD Research Opportunities at SAAO
Visitors programme
Tenders
Careers
Job Shadowing
SAAO Careers Brochure
Explore
What We Do
Science Engagement
Workshop
Data & Resources
Our Telescopes
Media
Resources and Enquiries
Annual Reviews
SAAO Newsletters
SAAO 200 Year Celebrations
Stargazers
SAAO Live
Sutherland in VR
About
Astronomers
1.0M TELESCOPE
The 1.0m telescope was built by Grubb Parsons in 1964, and originally stood in the Observatory grounds in Cape Town. It was upgraded when SAAO moved the telescope to Sutherland.
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