Notice of March Meeting

Wednesday March 11th 1998 at 8.00 pm at the Observatory.

Professor Lyn Wadley will discuss some aspects of the book

The Fingerprints of the Gods
written by Duvall and Hancock.

Professor Wadley is professor of archaeology at Wits University and has an intimate knowledge of the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Hancock claims that the positioning of the Pyramids conforms to the alignment of the three stars in the belt of Orion and that Orion played a major role in the religious beliefs of the Egyptians. He also claims that the Sphinx is some 10,000 years old, much older than is generally accepted. There is also supposed to be a link between the Sphinx and the constellation of Leo.

Professor Wadley examines some of the merits of these claims.

This is an evening NOT TO BE MISSED.

Future Events

Ed Finlay is organising two special week-ends in the upcoming months.

A visit to the Boyden observatory in Bloemfontein is being planned - to use the 60-inch reflector - for March or April.

There is also probably going to be another dark-sky winter weekend out in the sticks, maybe Swinbourne again, so contact Ed for more details.

Deep-Sky Viewing

Saturday evening deep-sky viewing at Tom Budge’s farm, Protea Ranch, Vlakplaats, will be on the following days :