Canopus
  The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa Johannesburg Centre

  Monthly Newsletter for May 1998

Contents:

Editorial
Notice of Meeting
What’s Happening at JPL............................................................ Bill Wheaton
Variable of the Month: UW Centauri.......................................... Danie Overbeek
ASSA Jo’burg Centre on the World Wide Web.......................... Chris Penberthy
Telescope Making Class.............................................................. Chris Stewart
The ASSA Crayford Focuser Mk1............................................... Chris Stewart
Puzzle Corner................................................................................. Raymond & Lori Barbour
In The Sky This Month................................................................. Brian Fraser
Space Shuttle Launch Schedule - up to December 2000
Practice run to save the Earth
How IT all Started