Telescope Making Classes

Would you like to make your own telescope?…or finish off a partially completed one? Well your opportunity has arrived (once again). Join the Telescope Making Class being held under the guidance of Brian, Evan and Chris. Contact Brian on (016) 366-0955 if you are interested. You may also subscribe to the email list server by sending an email to assa_telescopemaking-request@list.to with the word SUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. It will mail you back asking for confirmation - just follow the instructions.

To send email to all subscribers to the list, merely send a single message to assa_telescopemaking@list.to and the list server will distribute the message to everyone concerned.

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 Public Viewing ( weather permitting )

Public viewing nights are held subject to suitable weather conditions on the Friday nearest First Quarter, and are held at the Old Republic Observatory, 18a Gill Street, Observatory, Johannesburg. Starting time around 19:30. See the ASSA event calendar for the proposed viewing dates.

Herbert Baker Hall at the OBSERVATORY

SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER 14h00 to ~ 15h30

• General eclipse info – Eben van Zyl and Brian Fraser
• Eclipse photography – Kurt Buchmann
• Q&A for Tshipise and Fort Scorpio trips
• On sale: solar viewers, black polymer to make scope and camera filters

SNACKS AND DRINKS AVAILABLE

Eclipse chasers, don’t miss this !

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All that glitters has a high refractive index.

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.