Notice of Annual General Meeting

The July meeting of the Johannesburg Centre of the Astronomical Society will be held in the Sir Herbert Baker Library at the Old Republic Observatory on 14th July 1999 at 7:00 p.m.

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There is no special lecture this evening as it is the A.G.M.

Please note that after the A.G.M. (±20:00) there will be a bring 'n braai.

Please note that we need nominations for positions on your committee.
These must be made with the acquiescence of the person being nominated.

Future Meetings

Aug 11th                          Test the Team                 An Erudite Panel

Dark Sky Viewing

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

10th July                             9th October                 Year End Star Party
7th August                          6th November              11th December
11th September

ASSA Parent Body Annual General Meeting.

The Annual General Meeting of our parent body, the ASSA, will be held at the Pretoria Centre on the 28th 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 7th to 9th August 1999. If you are interested in this trip, please contact Ed Finlay for further details. We will arrive on the afternoon of the 7th and leave after breakfast on the 9th.

Our annual trek to Boyden will be held from the 9th to 11th 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 in late October ( diarise the 23rd for the time being ). There will be a small charge levied for this latter trip. More information to follow.

Special Movie showing - Monday 19th July at 20:00

Movies of comets Hyukatake, Hale-Bopp and a movie about an astronomical facility in the Austrian Alps. These movies were taken by Herbert Csadek, an amateur from Austria who is attending the Metsoc conference.
     Please come along and enjoy some interesting Northern Hemisphere Cometary vistas.