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                 The University’s             as  well  as  to  specific  areas    of
                      digital dome            study because of its multi-purpose
                                              functions.
                                                 “Apart from the astronomy aspect
                        is the most           of viewing the stars, the Digital Dome
                 sophisticated in             offers technology that allows the
                                              viewer to be immersed in other worlds,
                        the country           thanks  to  the 360-degree  screening

                              to date         techniques on the dome of the
                                              building,” explained Graham Gouws,
                                              Deputy  Director  of  Physical  Planning
                                              in Infrastructure Services and Space
                                              Optimisation.
                                                 The   two-storey,  138-seater
                                              dome comes with extensive open-


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