Johannesburg Centre, Astronomical Society of Southern Africa


Editorial

For those of you who have been following the gradual brightening of the central star of the head of the Scorpion, Delta Sco., there is an opportunity to take part in some interesting observations. Brian has send in a request for members to observe the strange goings on of this star, especially after the sudden drop in magnitude experienced on the 19th of June. Read Brian's article for more information and contact details.

Some interesting items have been gleaned from the NASA websites and emails, including one on another near miss experienced on Friday the 14th of June - this one was much closer than many of the past decade in that it actually passed well within the orbit of the moon - in fact, at less than one third of the distance to the moon. The asteroid is about the size of a football field and could have made quite an impressive impact if it had landed anywhere on Earth.

Brian Fraser gives us some pointers to a few heavenly happenings for the next 2 months, as well as the piece on Delta Scorpii from Sebastian Otero.

Trevor Gould has submitted a report on the last Easter Meteorite hunting expedition which makes interesting reading and certainly makes one feel that those of us who weren't there, missed out on some fun and dark skies.

ECLIPSE chasers - remember we have a solar eclipse on 4th December. If you would like to be there, contact a committee member, or Brian Fraser for further details on how to get to the area of interest.

Last but not least - Please remember that the July meeting is the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and we would like as many of you as possible to be there and vote for those who you wish to represent you on the committee for the period 2002/2003. You may nominate any member in good standing ( i.e. who've paid their subs ) as long as they themselves are prepared ( and willing ) to be elected. Your committee are the people who set the direction for the year to come, dependant on your input of course, so it is important that not only do you nominate people that you feel can do the job, but that they should also lend a sympathetic ear to all of your requests in respect of the society's activities for the next year.

The Editor - chris@penberthy.co.za


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