African Astronomical Observatories & Telescope Infrastructure

Comprehensive multi-dimensional mapping of optical, radio, robotic, and deep-space telescope facilities across African astronomical corridors.

Total Telescope Nodes

Observatories across 11 African nations

Astronomical Nations

11States

Leading deep-sky research & space situational awareness in AU.

Largest Aperture

11.1mLargest Optical

Southern Africa Large Telescope

Host NationSouth Africa

Telescopes by Resident Country

Active & operational nodes across the continent

11 Nations

Entity operating structure

Local3557.4%Foreign1626.2%Co-Run1016.4%

View as table

Distribution across primary astronomical instruments

Complete register of verified apertures, primary operational wavelengths, and institutional custody.

Show:

S/No
01	South Africa	1.0m telescope	1m	Optical Telescope	SAAO	Local
02	South Africa	1.9m Telescope	1.9m	Optical Telescope	SAAO	Local
03	South Africa	All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN)	0.014m	Optical Telescope	LCO	Foreign
04	South Africa	Alvin Clark Refractor	0.33m	Optical Telescope	Boyden Observatory	Local
05	South Africa	Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope	0.5m	Optical Telescope	University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, and SAAO	Co-Run
06	South Africa	ASTMON (All-Sky Monitor)	—	Optical Telescope		Local
07	South Africa	Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network (BiSON) Sutherland Station	0.2m	Optical Telescope	Birmingham University	Foreign
08	South Africa	bRing Project	2.4m	Optical Telescope	University of Rochester, USA; NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Leiden University, Netherlands	Foreign
09	South Africa	C-Bass South (the C-Band All Sky Survey South),	7.6m	Radio Telescope	University of Oxford, University of Manchester, the California Institute of Technology, the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO), and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology	Co-Run
10	South Africa	Coelostat Telescope	0.2m	Optical Telescope	Boyden Observatory	Local