Canopus

The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg Centre

Monthly Newsletter for February 2003

Contents:
Editorial
Notice of Meeting
Another good deal for ASSA Members	Dennis Du Plooy
Calendar of Events	The Committee
Statement From NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe	NASA
How do they measure the diameter of a Star Part ii	Eben van Zyl
December 4, 2002 Total Solar Eclipse	Dave Gordon
The Hour of the Planets	NASA Science News
Fires destroy Mount Stromlo Observatory
Venus 2004 transit website and projects	Udo Backhaus and
	Erhard Hoerber
In The Sky This Month	Brian Fraser
For Sale	Various