Astrosham22 @astrosham22
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🌕✨ What’s Up – Sept 2025! Lunar Eclipse: 7 Sept (19:30–20:53, SA visible) Equinox: 22 Sept 🌸 Planets near Moon: Saturn (8–9), Jupiter (16–17), Venus (19), Mars (24) Bright stars: Antares, Canopus, Rigel + more 🔭 More: saao.ac.za/2025/09/04/wha…
1/2 🌕✨ A Night Under the Blood Moon at NRF|SAAO Cape Town! ✨🌕 Join us on Sunday, 7 Sept for a special night tour. The evening begins with moongazing (weather permitting) during a Lunar Eclipse — starting at 19:30 & peaking at 20:11, when the Moon turns a deep red ❤🌙🔭
Our first ever video episode released today🥳 Scan the QR codes to watch! #tcs #thecosmicsavannah #podcast #astronomy
The NRF|SAAO Congratulates Ms. Duduzile Kubheka, awarded the DSTI-Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri Masters Fellowship at #SAWiSA2025! A leader in BRICS Astronomy & AfAS outreach, she champions inclusive science engagement across Africa.
This #WomensMonth2025, the NRF celebrates scientific excellence, innovation and impact. Meet Ms Kathryn Rosie, a Mechanical Engineer at NRF-SAAO. #NRFWomenInSTEM
🌌 NRF|SAAO Cape Town Private Night Tour & Stargazing 26th & 28th August ✨ Tour the new Visitor Centre, historic Main Library, and iconic McClean Museum. Weather permitting, end the night stargazing. 📍 More info & bookings: saao.ac.za/visit-capetown/
It was only ever Arsenal. A boyhood Gooner, our new number 10 – welcome home, Ebere ❤️
🚨 All documents have been signed for Eberechi Eze to be considered as new Arsenal player. Deal sealed on player and club side with Crystal Palace. Done and completed. ❤️🤍🔐
🚨🔴⚪️ Crystal Palace accept tonight £60m package from Arsenal for Eberechi Eze, agreement club to club done. Arsenal finalising contract terms with Eze with player keen on joining #AFC project. ⏳🧨
1/2 🌌 Join us this Saturday for Open Night at SAAO! 🌌 🎤 Speaker: Gideon De Beer (PhD student, SAAO/UCT) Talk: Exploring Astronomical Scales – from everyday distances to the edge of the observable universe. 🌍➡🌌
This #WomensMonth2025, the NRF celebrates scientific excellence, innovation and impact. Meet Dr Daniél Groenewald, the Head of Astronomy Operations for the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) at NRF-SAAO. #NRFWomenInSTEM
Dr Itumeleng Monageng received a #NRFawards2025 Research Excellence Award for Early Career/Emerging Researchers in recognition of outstanding research performance. Congratulations, Dr Monageng. Read more here: nrf.ac.za/2025-nrf-award…
✨ Experience the magic of the night sky at NRF|SAAO, Cape Town! 📅 14, 16, 19, 21, 26 & 28 Aug | 20:00 (arrive 19:30) 🌌 Explore our new Visitor Centre, museum & grounds, plus stargazing through McClean & Dobsonian telescopes (weather permitting). 🔗 saao.ac.za/visit-capetown
This prestigious award acknowledges @iammatuba significant contributions to research and his ongoing commitment to advancing scientific knowledge. Here’s to many more milestones and moments of impact!
A huge congratulations to our colleague, Dr Itumeleng Monageng, who has been honoured with the NRF Research Excellence Award for Outstanding Research Performance as an Early Career/Emerging Researcher! @NRF_News @dstigovza #NRFSAAO #NRFawards #EmergingResearcher
📰 Hot off the press! Pick up today’s @mailandguardian to read about some of the incredible women of the NRF|SAAO who are advancing knowledge and transforming lives through science. 💫🔬💥 #WomenInSTEM #NRFSAAO #ScienceForSociety #MailAndGuardian #Astronomy
🔭 National Science Week 🇿🇦 Members of the NRF|SAAO team hosted an exciting Spectroscopy Workshop today at Anton Lembede MST Academy as part of #NSW2025! 🌈✨ Working together we can all make sure that #ScienceIsForEveryone #NationalScienceWeek2025 #Spectroscopy
National Science Week 2025 📍 Anton Lembede MST Academy Our NRF|SAAO Science Engagement team joined National Science Week at Anton Lembede and is involved in today’s panel on “Exploring Futures: Careers in Science & Innovation for the 21st Century.” 🚀 #ScienceIsForEveryone
🌌 Celebrate #NationalScienceWeek2025 with a FREE day tour at NRF|SAAO Cape Town!| ✨ Explore astronomy, visit our new Visitor Centre & even sungaze (weather permitting)! Plus, Open Nights & Night Tours for Aug 25 now live 🌠 🔗 saao.ac.za/visit-capetown/ #NRFSAAO #NSW2025
🌙 What’s Up – August 2025 Highlights: • Full Moon: 9 Aug • New Moon: 23 Aug • Saturn near Moon: 12 Aug • eta-Eridanids peak: 8 Aug 🌠 🔭 More: saao.ac.za/2025/08/01/wha…
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