Nightfall is the official newsletter of the Deep-Sky Observing Section – and is yours to enjoy for free.

Douglas Bullis, editor-in-chief. Carol Botha contributes the online-observing series ‘Carol’s Space’. Frequent contributors include Magda Streicher, Dana de Zoysa, and other ASSA members.

The editorial address is assa.nightfallgmail.com

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• Nightfall Special Report No.9 – The Astrophotography of Yolanda Combrink – January 2021
• Nightfall Special Report No.8 – December 2020
• Nightfall Vol4 # 2 – October 2020:
• Nightfall Vol4 # 1 – June 2020:
• Nightfall Vol3 # 2 – April 2019:
• Nightfall Vol3 # 1 – January 2019:
• Nightfall Vol2 # 3 – October 2018:
• Nightfall Vol2 # 2 – February 2018:
• Nightfall Vol2 # 1 – October 2017:
• Nighfall Vol1 # 1 – April 2015:

• Special Reports

  • Special Report #1: The Oldest Sky Atlas in the World
  • Special Report #2: Riding with the Valkyries, a reader’s guide to O runaway stars
  • Special Report #3: Magellanic Mystery Solved
  • Special Report #4: Seeing the Dark
  • Special Report #5: The Winds of Change are Blowing Over Aquila
  • Special Report #6: On the Trail of the Chameleon’s Tail

  You may also be interested in the three editions of Noctuary:

  • Noctuary, V1#1
  • Noctuary, V1#2
  • Noctuary, V1#3