🔭 Union Observatory

South Africa · Africa · 26.18°S, 28.07°E

Union Observatory, also known as Transvaal Observatory, Republic Observatory and Johannesburg Observatory (078), is a defunct astronomical observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa that operated from 1903 to 1971. It is located on Observatory Ridge, the city's highest point at 1,808 metres altitude in the suburb Observatory.

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Country	South Africa
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	26.18°S, 28.07°E · view on map

Union Observatory is located in South Africa, in Africa.

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Boyden Observatory · Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory · Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope · South African Astronomical Observatory · Yale–Columbia Southern Observatory.

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