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In 1918, the Johannesburg Astronomical Association was created, with RTA Innes, Union Astronomer, as President. In 1922 it was decided to merge the two Associations to form the Astronomical Society of South Africa after an invitation from the Cape Association. [2] In 1956 the name was amended to become the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa.
The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is the national centre for optical and infrared astronomy in South Africa. It was established in 1972. The observatory is run by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. The facility's function is to conduct research in astronomy and astrophysics.
The Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, is a former scientific institution in South Africa. [1] Founded by the British Board of Longitude in 1820, its main building is now the headquarters building of the South African Astronomical Observatory.
The first significant work in astronomy in South Africa was performed by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille between 1751 and 1753, culminating in the measurement of the arc of the southern meridian and a catalog of almost 10 000 southern stars, later published as Coelum Australe Stelliferum.
1989: Honorary member of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa [11] 1989: An asteroid discovered in 1986 in the main belt is given the official designation (4093) Bennett after John C. Bennett. [12] After his death, the Pretoria Centre established the ASSA's annual Jack Bennett Award for contributions to astronomy and the Centre.
List of Local Astronomy Clubs In the United States: [1] Society Name City State Address Website Facebook Page AL Member Auburn Astronomical Society
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He received the DeBeers Medal [9] from the South African Institute of Physics in 1992 and the Gill Medal from the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa in 1983. [10] [11] Feast was an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, [1] Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa. [12]