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ASSA

Nightfall, the deep-sky observing newsletter

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

Download now!

  • 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

Browse the Deep-Sky Section

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• ConCards free star charts

• Deep-sky introduction
• Observing tutorial
• Observing checklist
• Observing star colours

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