Canopus

The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg Centre

Monthly Newsletter for August 2001

Contents:
Editorial
Danie Overbeek
Notice of Meeting
Variable of the Month	Evan Dembskey
The Ages of the Stars	Jan Eben van Zyl
A cluster hop around the Scorpion	Dave Gordon
Chandra detects halo of hot gas	NASA News
Happy Anniversary Viking Lander	NASA Science News
In The Sky This Month	Brian Fraser
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