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2017

• 2017/03/06 - Russian satellite laser and radio ranging system «SAZHEN-TM+OWS» has officially been inaugurated in South Africa

  2014

• 2014/08/14 - In Memorium: Dr. Michael (Mike) Gaylard
• 2014/05/25 - Triple Black Holes
• 2014/05/06 - CONT14: 15 days of continuous geodetic VLBI
• 2014/05/05 - Cryogenic 22 GHz Receiver on 26m Telescope
• 2014/04 - Marion Island Seismic Equipment Installation

  2013

• 2013/12/19 - Asteroid hits a Pulsar?
• 2013/10/14 - Ghanaian Radio Astronomy Group Training
• 2013/09/02 - NASSP Radio Astronomy Practical
• 2013/07/10 - SKA Partners visit HartRAO
• 2013/07/04 - TV Shoot at HartRAO
• 2013/05/16 - KAT-7 first science, in collaboration with HartRAO
• 2013/01/28 - "Strengthening Astronomy in the North" meeting at HartRAO

  2012

• 2012/12/18 - HartRAO 15m telescope commissioning - UR1023
• 2012/09/20 - GPS receiver installed on Gough Island
• 2012/09/07 - NASSP Radio Astronomy Practical
• 2012/05/10 - NRF joins JIVE

  2011

• 2011/11/13 - Tenth International e-VLBI Workshop held near Johannesburg, South Africa
• 2011/09/15 - CONT11 two week continuous Geodetic VLBI
• 2011/07/01 - 50th Anniversary of the Hartebeesthoek 26m Radio Antenna
• 2011/05/28 - Geodetic VLBI Results after 26m Telescope Bearing Replacement
• 2011/05/11 - HartRAO becomes a full member of the EVN

  2010

• 2010/11/24 - First Wide-band e-VLBI's linking Africa with Europe and with Australia
• 2010/10/26 - First post-repair astronomical VLBI with Australia
• 2010/10/09 - Synthesis Imaging School was held at HartRAO
• 2010/09/06 - HartRAO 26m radio telescope recommissioned
• 2010/07/31 - Glitch in Vela pulsar discovered by radio telescopes at HartRAO
• 2010/04/30 - GNSS installation for troposphere calibration, Hamburg, South Africa

  2009

• 2009/09/17 - Outreach with an Astrovan

  2008

• 2008/10/31 - MOBLAS-6 Satellite Laser Ranger upgrade
• 2008/08/11-15: Astronomy SA at Sasol Techno X
• 2008/08/13: CONT08 Two-week global Geodesy experiment
• 2008/05/22: Four continent E-VLBI with the Hart 26m telescope
• 2008/05/05: E-VLBI Hart 26m telescope with the EVN
• 2008/04/10: New crane / highlifter for HartRAO
• 2008/02/22: Antarctic expedition

  2007

• 2007/10/26: Astronomy Quiz national finals at HartRAO
• 2007/07/16: KAT/XDM telescope first light
• 2007/02/01: 22GHz/1.3cm receiver first light on the 26-m telescope

  2006

• 2006/11/02: XDM groundbreaking at HartRAO
• 2006/10/27: Astronomy Quiz national finals at HartRAO
• 2006/10/25: XDM civil contractors on site
• 2006/10/23: New NRF President visits HartRAO
• 2006/09/22: Sidewalk astronomy during the partial eclipse of the Sun
• 2006/09/11-18: NASSP and Rhodes University Students Radio Astronomy Practical
• 2006/08/15: Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena visits HartRAO
• 2006/08/08: National Women's Day at HartRAO
• 2006/07/01: New Director for HartRAO
• 2006/06/01: KAT progress meeting at HartRAO
• 2006/05/29: Minister visits Karoo Radio Astronomy Reserve
• 2006/05/22: 22GHz/1.3cm Receiver testing
• 2006/05/15: National Science Week in Mafikeng with the Black Engineers and Scientists Trust (BEST)
• 2006/05/10: New Karoo Array Telescope to put SA science on the World stage
• 2006/05/06: KAT Science Workshop at HartRAO
• 2006/04/21: UP with Science visits HartRAO
• 2006/04/06: GNSS receiver installed at Nampula, Moçambique
• 2006/02/01: New Science Director for HartRAO

  2005

• 2005/10/20: Science and Technology Minister visits SKA project
• 2005/09/12-27: CONT05 continuous geodetic VLBI campaign
• 2005/09/01-07: Radio Astronomy Practical for NASSP, RU and RRSG
• 2005/08/09: Women's Day at HartRAO
• 2005/07/28: Monitoring Radio Frequency Interference at the SA site for the Square Kilometre Array
• 2005/07/01: Students at HartRAO
• 2005/05/23: Directors of the European VLBI Network meet at HartRAO
• 2005/05/07: National Science Week

  2004

• 2004/11/26: Astronomy Month, 2004 October
• 2004/10/21: Frame Dragging measured by Satellite Laser Ranging
• 2004/10/20: SKA - RFI test setup approaches completion
• 2004/09/03-09: NASSP students radio astronomy practical
• 2004/09/03: GPS Basestation set up on Marion Island
• 2004/09/02: Night alignment of the 26-m antenna new surface panels
• 2004/08/14: Rhodes University Centenary visit
• 2004/07/07: Vela Pulsar glitch caught
• 2004/06/08: Venus transits the Sun - Hartebeesthoek
• 2004/06/08: Venus transits the Sun - Johannesburg Planetarium
• 2004/06/03: Ten Years of Democracy - Science meets Government at HartRAO
• 2004/04/24: RAU students' radio astronomy practical
• 2004/03/30: Ten Years of Democracy Programme first event at HartRAO
• 2004/03/16-30: North-West University students carry out radio astronomy practical

  2003

• 2003/11/24: First VLBI using the Mark V terminal
• 2003/11/10-12 SKA - RFI testing at the Kalahari site
• 2003/11/09: Hydrogen Maser frequency standard arrives
• 2003/10/09: Attie Combrink receives prize from GISSA
• 2003/10/08: SKA - SADC delegation visits HartRAO
• 2003/10/06-10: World Space Week at HartRAO
• 2003/09/10: Last new surface panel installed on the telescope
• 2003/08/29: NASSP student practical at HartRAO
• 2003/08/22: Space Geodesy course at Wits
• 2003/05/06: New Director for HartRAO

  2002

• 2002/12/04: Total Eclipse of the Sun - reports from Southern Africa
• 2002/10/16: CONT02 Two-week intensive campaign to study the Earth using Quasars
• 2002/10/15: Ring 6 of the new telescope surface in production
• 2002/08/14: Science Awareness team at Sasol Techno-X
• 2002/07/08: Solar Eclipse Workshop at HartRAO
• 2002/03/27: GPS Receiver installed at Survey Department of Zambia

  2001

• 2001/12/05-06: Pulsar workshop at HartRAO
• 2001/11/22: HartRAO joins the European VLBI Network
• 2001/10/15: Rings 3 and 4 of 26m radio telescope surface upgrade completed
• 2001/10/12: First pulsar observations with the NCCS
• 2001/06/21: Total solar eclipse in Lusaka
• 2001/06/21: Total solar eclipse in Zimbabwe
• 2001/06/21: Partial solar eclipse in Soweto
• 2001/03/30: Second ring of new panels for radio telescope completed
• 2001/03/20: Potchefstroom University student practical in Radio Astronomy
• 2001/02/22: Dual Polarization 4.5 - 5.0 cm receiver operational
• 2001/01/09: Total Eclipse of the Moon

  2000

• 2000/12/09: Two Suns in the Sky!
• 2000/11/20: Space Geodesy Workshop and Official Opening of Satellite Laser Ranger
• 2000/11/17: SAASTEC conference delegates visit HartRAO
• 2000/09/30: Telescope surface upgrade - first ring of new panels completed
• 2000/07/28: Satellite Laser Ranger at HartRAO sees satellites for the first time
• 2000/07/13: Twenty two new panels installed on radio telescope surface
• 2000/06/09: Satellite Laser Ranger arrives at HartRAO

  1999

• 1999/10/01: First staff join HartRAO for Satellite Laser Ranging
• 1999/09/16: Cosmic Ray link to Supernova Remnant
• 1999/08/24: Dual Polarization 13cm receiver installed