Northern Cape
Namakwa
Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality

InfraRed Survey Facility (IRSF)

InfraRed Survey Facility (IRSF) is a building in , , . InfraRed Survey Facility (IRSF) is situated nearby to the building , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Southern African Large Telescope.

Building
Photo: Lengau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 9.2-metre optical telescope designed mainly for spectroscopy. It consists of 91 hexagonal mirror segments each with a 1-metre inscribed diameter, resulting in a total hexagonal mirror of 11.1 by 9.8 m. is situated 500 metres north of InfraRed Survey Facility (IRSF).

InfraRed Survey Facility (IRSF)

Latitude
-32.38029° or 32° 22′ 49″ south
Longitude
20.80987° or 20° 48′ 36″ east
Open location code
4GV2JR95+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 139670941
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
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Satellite Map

Discover InfraRed Survey Facility (IRSF) from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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