Notice of Next Meeting
Our next monthly meeting takes place on:
- Date: Wednesday 10 July 2019
- Time: 19h00 for 19h30
- Location: Wits Planetarium
- Presenter: AGM / Case Rijsdijk
- Topic: “Telescopes as Time Machines”
- Donation: R20 pp for tea and snacks
Members only.
Meetings generally last about one and a half hours, and include a Topic of Interest, What’s Up in the Night Sky, and the Main Speaker’s Presentation. Tea and coffee are served afterwards. Visitors are welcome.
Sky and Braai
Our next monthly Braai takes place on:
- Date: To Be Confirmed
- Time: 16h30
- Location: Jhb. Observatory, Top of the hill at the Herbert Baker Library. Map.
- Topic: Whats Up – a detailed overview af some objects.
- Donation: R20 pp for the fire wood. Children under 15 free.
Agenda:
- 16h30 – Arrival and Fires started
- 17h00 – Braai
- 18h00 – Presentation
- 18h20 – 10 min Break
- 18h30 – Viewing
- 20h00 – close domes and lock up.
Our fire glows warmly with a spirit of friendship settling to waft delicious aromas that pervade the olfactory nerves, creating intense appeal for taste buds.
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The murmering and chuckling displays delight, comfort and contemplative joy at what will be seen in the sky tonight. Bursts of joyous laughter bring one back to the chatter and fun of the evening. Do join ASSA JHB on the hill for a lovely evening of sky and braai. Dress warmly, bring along your meat to braai, your condiments, drinks and salads, anything you need for your meal, hmm… fingers were invented before knives and forks? and oops, do not forget a chair or ‘situpon’. You may bring your own telescope if you want to.
Events
.URGENT Notification! Monthly Meeting Notice..
Date: 15 May 2019
Time: 19h30
Venue: Kingsmead College, Rosebank
Next to Rosebank Gautrain Station.
Entrance in Tottenham Avenue.
Speaker: Neil Viljoen
Topic: Astrophotography
2nd speaker Verlin Govender
Topic: Time Travel
Visitors are welcome.but must please contact Monica Loubser at monicaloubser.ml@gmail.co.za to verify attendance.
See www.astronomyjhb.co.za for details.
Date: 15 May 2019
Time: 19h30
Venue: Kingsmead College, Rosebank
Next to Rosebank Gautrain Station.
Entrance in Tottenham Avenue.
Speaker: Neil Viljoen
Topic: Astrophotography
2nd speaker Verlin Govender
Topic: Time Travel
Visitors are welcome.but must please contact Monica Loubser at monicaloubser.ml@gmail.co.za to verify attendance.
See www.astronomyjhb.co.za for details.
Our next monthly meeting takes place on:
Date: Wednesday 10 April 2019
Time: 19h00 for 19h30
Location: Wits Planetarium
Presenter: Dr Andrew Chen
Topic: The seven wonders of TRAPPIST-1
Donation: R20 pp for tea and snacks
All ASSAJHB members welcome. Visitors to book through Monica Loubser.
Cell: 084 405 4005
E-Mail: monicaloubser.ml@gmail.com
Date: Wednesday 10 April 2019
Time: 19h00 for 19h30
Location: Wits Planetarium
Presenter: Dr Andrew Chen
Topic: The seven wonders of TRAPPIST-1
Donation: R20 pp for tea and snacks
All ASSAJHB members welcome. Visitors to book through Monica Loubser.
Cell: 084 405 4005
E-Mail: monicaloubser.ml@gmail.com
13 March monthly meeting.
Venue : Wits Planetarium
Time : 19h30
Speaker : Dave Blane
Topic: The Island Universes
Dave will take us on tour of the amazing objects we know as galaxies that make up our universe, there origins, structure, classification and how intertwined they are in the cosmic thread of dark matter.
This is an ordinary meeting. There is no Planetarium show.
R20 donation for refreshments.
Sky Guides will be available at R35 each.
Visitors and friends are welcome but we have had to restrict the numbers. We therefore have allocated place for 20 visitors who must please book through Monica Loubser via email. monicaloubser.ml@gmail.com
Venue : Wits Planetarium
Time : 19h30
Speaker : Dave Blane
Topic: The Island Universes
Dave will take us on tour of the amazing objects we know as galaxies that make up our universe, there origins, structure, classification and how intertwined they are in the cosmic thread of dark matter.
This is an ordinary meeting. There is no Planetarium show.
R20 donation for refreshments.
Sky Guides will be available at R35 each.
Visitors and friends are welcome but we have had to restrict the numbers. We therefore have allocated place for 20 visitors who must please book through Monica Loubser via email. monicaloubser.ml@gmail.com
The December 2018 issue of MNASSA can now be downloaded from http://www.mnassa.org.za/
The attached cover picture shows what is installed in this issue.
The attached cover picture shows what is installed in this issue.
Hi all. Very sorry to announce that the meeting for 23 Jan has to be cancelled due to unforseen logistical issues.
Please let others who are not on this group know.
Please let others who are not on this group know.
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