{"id":2074,"date":"2019-08-21T16:24:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hakos-astrofarm.com\/en\/?page_id=2074"},"modified":"2025-11-01T07:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T05:54:52","slug":"aktivitaeten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hakos-astrofarm.com\/en\/aktivitaeten\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Enjoy our Star gazing<\/strong> Tour<\/strong> where we show you the most striking objects in the southern sky by means of a powerful telescope.\u00a0 Depending on visibility, you will be amazed by the gas planet Jupiter with its moons, the rings of Saturn or the bizarre crater landscape of our moon.\u00a0 These star tours are for all interested guests irrespective of prior knowledge in the field.\u00a0 The best times to observe the sky are from 4 days after full moon to 3 days after new moon.\u00a0 Outside this time window, the moon is too bright and outshines the weak objects in the early hours of the night sky.\u00a0 Star gazing takes place after dinner by prior arrangement.\u00a0 We have three observatories on Hakos and instruments as well as columns on which own equipment can be mounted which we rent to amateur astronomers.\u00a0 The International Amateur Observatory<\/a> (IAS) has a\u00a0 base on Hakos.\u00a0 This association gives amateur astronomers access to our magnificent night sky in one of the best places in the southern hemisphere, free from distracting stray light.\u00a0 We also offer an Observatory Tour<\/strong> during the day with information on the various telescopes and instruments available on Hakos (by prior arrangement).\u00a0 We also offer Sun observations<\/strong> through a specialised telescope by day!\u00a0 You can look at the glowing sun disc, our nearest star, with its solar prominences:\u00a0 these are flares of fire some 40 000 km high and visible at the edge of the sun.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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4×4 Farm Tours<\/strong> are a highlight on Hakos.\u00a0 On these excursions you can spot wildlife such as mountain zebra, oryx, kudu or baboons.\u00a0 Through almost impassable terrain we visit our Quiver Tree forest which is a botanically exceptional area with an accumulation of tree aloes (Aloidendron dichotomum<\/em> previously Aloe dichotoma<\/em>) up to 7 m tall , bush tea (Myrothamnus flabellifolius<\/em>), bushman candle (Sarcocaulon rigidum<\/em>), mountain milk-bush (Euphorbia avasmontana<\/em>) and others.\u00a0 A different trip leads to the historic airfield and offers wonderful views over the mountainous countryside of the Great Western Escarpment.\u00a0 On the way we pass the protected camel-thorn tree (Acacia erioloba<\/em>) – our ‘cork-screw’ – named after its unusual shape and the shepherd’s tree (Boscia albitrunca<\/em>) – ‘the guardian’ – on its rocky outcrop.\u00a0 On a further trip through the paradise valley, you encounter our ‘petrified forest’ and on reaching the watershed line, a majestic panoramic view of the mountain landscape reveals itself.\u00a0 You could also hike to the ridge of the Hakos mountain range from here.\u00a0 The 4×4 rides are dependent on the condition of our tracks as these become impassable at times during the rainy season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hakos offers walking<\/strong> and hiking <\/strong>opportunities for various fitness levels and range of interests or simply to explore the area.\u00a0 The Planet Walk<\/a> along with an evening star gazing tour, allows even non-astronomically orientated visitors a well-rounded introduction to astronomy.\u00a0 Can you imagine a distance of over 4 billion kilometers?\u00a0 This is how far it is from the earth to the outermost planet of our solar system, Neptune.\u00a0 The planet walk allows the visitor to physically experience these dimensions as it corresponds to a scale representation between the objects of our solar system and their distances apart.\u00a0 Starting from the farm house at the sun with a diameter of 1.24 m, you can walk through our solar system for 2 km, where the furthest planet Neptune is situated at the viewpoint ‘Walter’s Point’.\u00a0 Depending on fitness and sense of adventure, alternative hikes can be undertaken to the top of the Hakos Mountains, the waterfall, along zebra paths or just following the farm tracks.\u00a0 The Landscape Interpretation Trail<\/a> with info booklet gives you a background to the farming operation.\u00a0 Trail descriptions are available for the following hikes:\u00a0 Hakos Mountain Trail<\/a>, Quiver Tree Trail<\/a>, Moringa Trail<\/a>, Post Tower Trail<\/a>, River Trail<\/a>, Waterfall Trail<\/a>, Zebra Trail<\/a>. If you use the Komoot-App for hiking, you can use the QR codes for the trails<\/a> to be invited.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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We offer excursions to neighbouring farms.\u00a0 The following day trips<\/strong> can be arranged on-site:<\/p>

  • The Hess project<\/strong> offers an insight into gamma-ray astronomy.<\/li>
  • Savannah excursion<\/strong> with game viewing from an open 4×4 vehicle.<\/li>
  • San paintings<\/strong> on Farm G\u00f6llschau and Farm Rooisand.<\/li>
  • A contemplative walk in a labyrinth<\/strong> in the midst of huge granite rocks invites philosophical exchange.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Whether it be game, bird watching or landscape – you are sure to find great photographic opportunities<\/strong> on the trails.\u00a0 The Hakos Mountains offer a spectacular backdrop in the early morning hours with their play on shadows.\u00a0 Depending on the season, bushes and trees create imaginative silhouettes and expose interesting rock formations.\u00a0 The sunset draws the view into the far distance of the Namib desert and a breathtaking natural spectacle can be observed, especially during the rainy season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    On hot or windy days you can cool off in the indoor swimming poo<\/strong>l.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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