Canopus
The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa Johannesburg Centre

Monthly Newsletter for April 1998

Contents:
Editorial
Notice of Meeting
What’s Happening at JPL  …………………………………  Bill Wheaton
The Parkhurst Observatory   ………………………… ……  Hugh Lund
AS&TS and the Observatory Site  …………………………  Brian Fraser
The Aloe Ridge Observatory  …………...…………………  Chris Penberthy
A five-day week ??   ………………………………………  Jan Hers
Star Names   ………………………………….…...………  Melvyn Hannibal
The Catriona Catastrophe  .…………………...……………  Danie Overbeek
Polished Quartz for Gravity Probe B  ………....……….…..   Andrew Yee
Famous Names   …………………………….……………..  Brian Fraser
Spot the Odd One Out   ……………………..……………..  Ray & Lori Barbour
In The Sky This Month ………………………..……….…… Brian Fraser
Feedback on “Fingerprints of the Gods”  …….……….…….  Cheryl Mortner