Canopus
The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa Johannesburg Centre

Monthly Newsletter for August 1999

Contents:
Editorial
Notice of Meeting
Letters to the Editors
JPL and NASA News ...................................................................... Bill Wheaton
Variable of the Month ..................................................................... Danie Overbeek
Southern Sky Star Hopping ............................................................ Eric Brindeau and
...............................................................................................................Peter Baxter
Evolution of the Galaxies ................................................................ Eben van Zyl
( omitted in error - will be published in the September issue )
Light Pollution .................................................................................. NASA Science News
Sir David Gill .................................................................................... Don Visser
In The Sky This Month .................................................................... Brian Fraser
Snipperts from the Astronomical Press
Telescopes Wanted/For Sale