Sutherland
The tiny town of Sutherland is well known as the coldest place in South Africa in mid-winter. It is also called the ‘Gateway to the Universe’ as it is the location of the most powerful telescope in the Southern Hemisphere – SALT.
The Sutherland Observatory takes advantage of the local climate and remoteness of the Upper Karoo – an area that is flat and arid, and therefore cloudless, for most of the year and also very undeveloped with clear unpolluted and very dark skies &...
Visiting Sutherland?
Caught between space & time
It's that cold town with the big telescope, a mere speck in the vast Karoo landscape. Are stargazing and the promise of snow ...
Sutherland Observatory and SALT, Northern Cape Karoo
The most powerful telescope in the Southern Hemisphere collects light from the dazzling Milky Way. Observatory tours are offered
