Notice of Meeting

The April meeting of the Johannesburg Centre of the Astronomical Society will be held at the Sir Herbert Baker Library on Wednesday 14^th April 1999at 8:00 p.m.

Topic:
History of the Observatory
by
Constant Volschenk

Future Meetings

May  12^th         T.B.A.                                               Tom Budge
Jun      9^th         Special Show at the Planetarium         T.B.A.
Jul     14^th         Bring 'n Braai at Observatory              A.G.M.

Dark Sky Viewing

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

We have received a PC on loan from Tony Golding - THANKS TONY - and it has been set up in the Library. We will be using this machine to create a database of the Library contents, and will also use it to keep a backup of the membership database.

New Members

We would like to welcome the following new Member(s) to the Johannesburg Centre:

Ms Sharon Tait

There are still some places available for those wishing to attend the Telescope Driving Course. The dates are 24^th April 1999 and 8^th May 1999, both Saturday afternoons. The courses are limited to six (6) persons each and bookings for places have already started. Please contact Constant at the Planetarium (011) 716-3199 to book your place on the course.

Evan is experimenting with a facility to allow you to dial in for the latest news from the Jo'burg centre. Keep watching for updates on this exciting development.

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 ( on 083-449-1103 ) for further details.

Other outings are in the process of being set up including an overnight jaunt to Suikerbosrand, the annual trip to Boyden and a Sunday afternoon outing to Haartebeeshoek. More information will be published in subsequent issues.