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about assa A history to be proud of. Find more information about the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa - who they are, what they do. [more..]

 
membership with assa

Thinking of joining the Society? ASSA welcomes new members. Become part of the growing Southern African astronomy community and keep up to date with the latest. Find more information on membership [more..] Lidmaatskap aan die Vereniging is oop vir enige iemand. Bly op datum met die nuutste en word deel van Suid-Afrika se groeiende sterrekunde gemeenskap [meer inligting..]

 
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the mnassa journal



MNASSA, the journal of the Society, is published bi-monthly and can be downloaded free of charge from www.mnassa.org.za



worth a visit (last updated 2007.06.01)
- Hubblesite.org, for all the best Hubble Space Telescope photos
- The world of space at your fingertips, through NASA's Worldbook pages
- Information on all the brightest stars on the Stars webpage
- JSC Digital Image Collection, for the serious spaceflight media collector
- JPL's Educational Resource website
- British Astronomical Association - UK website for the amateur astronomer
- Gemini Observatory: the twin 8 meter North and South telescopes
- Photography of Saturn by the Cassini probe on the CICLOPS.org website.
- Comprehensive Space Calendar on the JPL website
- Visit Mark Shuttleworth's Hip2b² website for a wealth of exciting educational science resources, including on astronomy [link..]




astronomy & space to your inbox

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Universe Today: www.universetoday.com
Spaceflight Now and Astronomy Now: www.spaceflightnow.com
Hubble Inbox Astronomy: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/
CNN email services: http://edition.cnn.com/EMAIL/





observer's section (last updated 2006.11.01)

Take part in ASSA's exciting observation projects. Send your results to each section's director and become eligible for awards and certificates:

Deep Sky: The top 100 list of deep sky objects (access..)
Comets & Meteors: Observe comets & meteor showers each quarter (access..)
Variable Stars: Contact the section director for a list to begin with (access..)
Solar Observations: Fun with the Sun...(access..)
Occultations: Request a list of occultations for your area (access..)
Double Stars: See how to get started with double star observing (access..)

SA Weather reports and radar images

Plan ahead for your observing session:
Weathersa.co.za: http://www.weathersa.co.za
Kobus Botha Weather photos: http://www.weatherphotos.co.za/
1stweather.com: http://www.1stweather.com/
Infrared satellite image for amateurs: Visit Weatherphotos.com.





software corner (last updated 2007.03.01) In each month's MNASSA journal, Greg Roberts gives handy tips and write-ups on the latest in computer software applications for astronomy. These links have been inspired by his articles. Go to page with links to software applications...


Projects and Initiatives - SA Science & Technology
(last updated 2007.06.24)

AstroNet: Valuable email list for Astronomy communication in SA (link..)
IYA2009: International Year of Astronomy 2009 South Africa (link..)
UNAWE: Universe Awareness (UNAW) Programme for children (link..)
National Science Platform Months implemented by SAASTA (link..)
Science in Africa - on-line Science Magazine (link..)
SALT: Southern African Large Telescope at Sutherland (link..)
SKA/KAT: Square Kilometer Array and Karoo Array Telescope Project (link..)
SUMBANDILA: More on SA's 2nd satellite, SUMBANDILAsat (link..)
SAASTA: South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (link..)