Residents of Bloemfontein can enjoy a belated Heritage Day celebration at the Naval Hill Planetarium on Monday’s public holiday by noting the astronomical history made in their city.
There is a wealth of history made through telescopes in and around the city, and world-class discoveries made with them.
Marti-Mari Duvenhage of the Friends of Boyden and the Naval Hill Planetarium invites all to discover more about the Lamont-Hussey telescope, the 140-year-old Alvin Clark, and the 60-inch Rockefeller that was moved to the Boyden Observatory almost 100 years ago.
During the full-dome filmRising Starat the Naval Hill Planetarium visitors will learn about the advancement of astronomy research in South Africa.
It takes them on a journey through the development of this research, and shares what the future holds. It also introduces multi-wavelength and multi-messenger astronomy. Along the way, it highlights the facilities hosted in South Africa, including the Southern African Large Telescope (Salt) and the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, MeerKAT.
Tickets for the show, from 17:00 to 18:00, cost R50 for seating in the main block, and R30 in the front rows and gallery. Children pay R20 for seats on the stairs.
Tickets are available at tickets.computicket.com.
