From Maciej at telkomsa.net Thu Aug 9 14:04:42 2012 From: Maciej at telkomsa.net (Maciej Soltynski) Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 14:04:42 +0200 Subject: [AstroNet] Mars Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 3301ff5b43f7c2ec09b87865232e2cce82490599.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 60936 bytes Desc: not available URL: From elephantcastle at lantic.net Mon Aug 13 09:36:39 2012 From: elephantcastle at lantic.net (Kos Coronaios) Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:36:39 +0200 Subject: [AstroNet] Soutpansberg Astronomy Club Message-ID: <01cc01cd7926$796b3680$7e1e7b29@acer3f31164f8b> Hi all, With the prospect of warmer weather over the coming weekend the Soutpansberg Astronomy Club in Makhado (Louis Trichardt), invites you to an evening of stargazing on Saturday 18th August from sunset onwards. For further information and directions contact Kos Coronaios on 079 148 4934 or by email at elephantcastle at lantic.net . Regards, Kos -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Pinpoint, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Claire.Flanagan at wits.ac.za Wed Aug 15 19:01:51 2012 From: Claire.Flanagan at wits.ac.za (Claire Flanagan) Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:01:51 +0000 Subject: [AstroNet] Request for an astronomer Message-ID: <5474FF0867B9AA45850F4A7606496B923994A2@Elpis.ds.WITS.AC.ZA> We have a request for an astronomer to speak at a church meeting (Word Restoration Service): * Fri 31 Aug in Pretoria (Pilditch Stadium) * Fri 19 Oct in Jhb (Jhb Stadium) If anyone would like to help, please let me know and I'll pass you on to the event organizer. Thanks Claire Claire Flanagan Wits Planetarium 011-717-1391 / 9 076-744-4735 011-339-2926 (fax) www.planetarium.co.za How is our service ? The Planetarium is owned and operated by the University of the Witwatersrand. If you wish to comment on our service or offer suggestions on service issues, please email service.admin at wits.ac.za . Confidentiality will be respected; anonymous comments will not be entertained.

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Posters - competition open to postgraduates and postdocs ? Entry fee - R120 per person (R70 students, postdocs, scholars) ? Delicious snacks and drinks included ? Great venue, outdoor area, family and friends welcome For more information on the speakers, bookings and directions please go to www.royalsocietysa.org.za -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Maciej at telkomsa.net Tue Aug 21 16:47:51 2012 From: Maciej at telkomsa.net (Maciej Soltynski) Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:47:51 +0200 Subject: [AstroNet] Open Evening on astronomical history and sky viewing : Saturday 25th August 2012 Message-ID: ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA (NORTHERN BRANCH) & S A AGENCY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT (SAASTA) INVITE YOU TO AN OPEN EVENING on astronomical history and sky viewing at the Johannesburg Observatory on 25 August 2012 Programme: ? Tour of the Observatory site and library ? Professor Francis Thackeray FRSSAf, Wits University, will give a talk on The Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford and South Africa with particular reference to David Thackeray ? Constant Volschenk, Astronomical Society of South Africa, will present a DVD The ancient astronomers of Timbuktu ? After a presentation from Constant Volschenk about what may be visible in the night sky, there will be viewing through the 26 inch Innes Telescope and/or the telescopes of ASSA Date: Saturday 25 August 2012 Time: 18:00 Venue: Johannesburg Observatory, 18 Gill Street, Observatory. (Directions: see below) a.. ENTRANCE IS FREE b.. PLEASE BRING BINOCULARS c.. STAR CHARTS WILL BE PROVIDED YOU ARE WELCOME TO BRING A PICNIC BASKET AND ENJOY THE VIEW OVER JOHANNESBURG IN THE OBSERVATORY GARDENS BEFORE THE EVENT. BE SURE TO DRESS WARMLY! For further information contact: Hubert Mathebula (SAASTA) hubert at saasta.ac.za 011-551 5959 Jane Carruthers (Royal Society) carruej at unisa.ac.za 082 824 7766 DIRECTIONS: >From the M1 South: 1. Take the Riviera Road off-ramp 2. Turn left into Riviera Road 3. At the T-junction, turn right into West 4. Turn left into 1st 5. Turn right into Louis Botha 6. Turn left into Acorn 7. Turn left into St Peter 8. Turn right into Bezuidenhout 9. Turn left into Eckstein 10. Turn right into Innes (Sacred Heart College on your left) 11. Go through a boom gate 12. At the T-junction, turn right into Gill Turn left into the Observatory complex (sign reads Johannesburg Observatory) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hettlage at saao.ac.za Thu Aug 23 18:26:54 2012 From: hettlage at saao.ac.za (Christian Hettlage) Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:26:54 +0200 Subject: [AstroNet] Looking for volunteer astronomers Message-ID: <01B92205-234B-446C-B182-D485DDE9C975@saao.ac.za> Dear All, The following request reached (among others) the SAAO, and I was asked to forward it, which I gladly do. If you have any questions or are interested in going to Namibia, kindly contact Vernon Swanepoel directly. Kind regards, Christian -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Looking for volunteer astronomers Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:09:44 +0100 From: vernon To: Hello, I'm from &beyond in Windhoek and we have a lodge in the Sossusvlei region. We run an observatory as part of our guest experience at the lodge and use guest astronomers to run the project for us. I currently have a critical gap at the start of September and was wondering if you could put out the word for me that if anyone with suitable knowledge and a bit of time on their hands would like to come and spend a week or so with us in Namibia, they should please get hold of me. Thank you very much, Vernon Swanepoel | Manager Windhoek Ground Handling | &BEYOND | vernon.swanepoel at andBeyond.com.na | T +264 61 236300 | D +264 61 271 395 | F +264 236386 | M +264 81 2031334 |Windhoek | Namibia | www.andBeyond.com NEWSFLASH &Beyond has earned 5 nominations (Africa's Leading Conservation Company, Africa's Leading Game Reserve Brand, Africa's Leading Responsible Tourism Company, Africa's Responsible Tourism Award and South Africa's Leading Luxury Tour Operator) in the World Travel Awards, selected by a global pool of 217,000 travel professionals. 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