The Unisa observatory, situated on the main campus in Pretoria, is a modern, well-equipped facility housing a 14" telescope. The observatory is used to train astronomy students, and has state-of-the-art instrumentation such as a CCD camera for doing research projects.
Viewing evenings at the observatory can be arranged by contacting:
Prof Catherine M Cress
Tel: +27 11 670 0981
cresscm@unisa.ac.za
Last modified: Wed Apr 29 14:11:22 SAST 2026