Canopus

The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg Centre

Monthly Newsletter for June 2001

Contents:
Editorial
Notice of Meeting
Eclipse Book Auction	The Committee
The Age of the Universe	Jan Eben van Zyl
The Phantom Torso	NASA Science News
Glowing Mars Plant life	Paul Kimpel
The Great Mars Rush	NASA Science News
Black Holes may take space for a spin	NASA News
Water erosion on a waterless planet	Washington University       in St. Louis
Pioneer 10 Ahoy	NASA News
In The Sky This Month	Brian Fraser