CANOPUS 99/06 - Notice of Meeting

Notice of Meeting

The June meeting of the Johannesburg Centre of the Astronomical Society will be held at the Planetarium
( at Wits University ) on 9^th June 1999 at 8:00 p.m.

Topic:
Special Show - Topic to be announced.

Future Meetings

Jul 14^th at 19:00          Bring & Braai at Observatory           A.G.M.
Aug 11^th                           Test the Team                                   An Erudite Panel
Dark Sky Viewing

On the Saturday nearest New Moon at Tom Budge's Farm in the Magaliesberg.

12^th June                                        11^th September                             Year End Star Party
10^th July                                        9^th October                             11^th December
7^th August                                 6^th November
ASSA Annual General Meetings.

We will be holding our Johannesburg Centre AGM on the 14^th July at the earlier starting time of 19:00. It will start promptly at 19:00 and as soon as business is concluded, we will move down to the fires and start braaing. It is a "bring 'n braai" so bring along something you'll enjoy.
Please note that we need nominations for positions on your committee.
These must be made with the acquiescence of the person being nominated.

The Annual General Meeting of our parent body, the ASSA, will be held at the Pretoria Centre on the 28^th July 1999 at 20:00. All members are welcome to attend the meeting which will be held at that centre's normal meeting place, the CBC in Silverton.
Swinburne 1999

Our annual trip to Swinburne will be held on the long weekend of 7^th to 9^th August 1999. If you are interested in this trip, please contact Ed Finlay for further details. We will arrive on the afternoon of the 7^th and leave after breakfast on the 9^th.

Our annual trek to Boyden will be held from the 9^th to 11^th July 1999. If you are interested in this trip, please contact Constant Volschenk for further details. Some information to hand regarding costs of accommodation at Aventura Maselspoort:- There are 2 bed chalets at R195 ( SRS-2 ) or R220 ( SCS-2 ) per day, and 5 bed chalets at R350 ( SCD-5 ) per day. The codes in parenthesis are for use when booking the particular accommodation.

Other trips are in the process of being set up including an overnight jaunt to Suikerbosrand, later in the year, and a Saturday afternoon outing to Haartebeeshoek either late in September or early in October. More information to follow.
Wits Planetarium

Have you visited the Wits Planetarium Website yet - go try it, you will be pleasantly surprised. Just follow the link from our own home page. Also on our home page, you will find links to the Natal and Pretoria centre Websites.