South Africa

Single Point of Contact

Dr. Kevin Govender
SAAO
P.O. Box 9
Observatory
7935
South Africa

Phone +27 21 460 9350/ +27 21 447 0025
E-mailkg@saao.ac.za
Websitehttp://astronomy2009.saao.ac.za/


Mobile: +27 82 487 8466
Home: +27 21 448 7665
Skype name: kevindran

Highlights

Star Party at SAAO in Sutherland
26 December 2008 - 1 January 2009
Week long series of public activities at the observatory in Sutherland culminating in an all night star party on New Year's Eve.

Partial Solar Eclipse and launch of IYA2009 in Southern Africa
26 January 2009
Countrywide activities to observe the partial solar eclipse with major media presence - we are using the event as the launch of IYA2009 in Southern Africa.

 

Organisational Associates:
ESO AAS INSU CAS STRW NOVA STFC SCNAT SPA NRC MEC CNES DLR ESA JAXA NAOJ APL PS ESF ISRO ICRAN NLSI NOT U Cluster NASAEAS ASI NRAO CEA  KASI EAE SPA AUI CROSCI


The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.