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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Limpopo Astronomy and the Soutpansberg Astronomy
Club will be at Forever Resorts Warmbaths in Bela Bela on Saturday 6th April
from around midday till 8pm. If you are in the area come and join
us.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We will once again be focusing on public outreach
during 2013.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Astronomy related
outreach at schools and public locations have always been a priority for the
Makhado (Louis Trichardt) based Club and 2013 will be no different.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>
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face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">An astronomy
outreach project, sponsored by the International Astronomical Union (IAU),
through its Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), will see the organisation
visit a number of venues in the province as well as in the
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Kruger</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">National
Park</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
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</SPAN>Appropriately, the province’s capital, Polokwane, was first on the agenda
with a visit to Mall of the North on Friday 29<SUP>th</SUP> March. This is
being followed by Forever Resorts Warmbaths, Bela Bela, on Saturday 6th
April and Checkers Centre (during the day), moving to outside Spur (in the
evening) in Modimolle (Nylstroom) on the 18th May. Other towns
to be visited are: Mussina, </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Thohoyandou</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">, Makhado, Giyani, Elim, Tzaneen and
Lephalale (Ellisras). Venue details will be made available as they are
confirmed.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
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size=2><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>Astronomy related posters and information on Astronomy
and where to study, as well as pamphlets, will be available. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>A visual display of cosmic and fossil history going back 2.1
billion years</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>with a South African flavour, named
“Fossils, Light & Time”, will also be on display</FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>.</FONT> </SPAN> </SPAN>Views through the telescope of our closest
star, the Sun, can be enjoyed during the day and after sunset the telescope will
be pointed to the stars and planets.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Contact Kos Coronaios at 079 148 4934 or via email at
</FONT><A href="mailto:elephantcastle@lantic.net"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>elephantcastle@lantic.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>
for further information or if you would like to include your venue and
participate in this outreach
initiative.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P></SPAN></O:P></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kos</FONT></DIV></BODY><br />--
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