Canopus

The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg Centre

Monthly Newsletter for December 2001

Contents:
Editorial
Notices
ASSA Events Calendar	The Committee
Official ASSA Web Site	Brian Fraser
Another Turning Point in Astronomy	Jan Eben van Zyl
A Polar vortex on Mars	Leonard David
A visit to Pelindaba	Mary MacKinnon
Bulldozers on Mars	NASA News
Questions and Answers
Mars Odyssey - Trick or Treat	NASA News
Planetary Rise and Set times for 2002	Brian Fraser
Mars: the most beguiling of the Planets	Bill Sheehan
Vergenoeg Visit	Trevor Gould
Telescope for Sale	Eduard Rothbauer
Humour	Chris Stewart
In The Sky This Month	Brian Fraser

Cover Photograph    "Sunset at Frankfort"     Dave Gordon