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"Celestial Guided Tour" by Terry Moon
Terry shares his notes that he uses when giving a guided tour of the night
sky to family and friends. (Feb. 2006)
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"Gems of Summer" by Joe Grida
Double stars are a great target for urban observers or during moonlit skies.
This article, one of a series of four, describes some of the more beautiful
double stars visible during the summer months. (Jan. 2006)
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"Return of the Red Planet" by Martin Lewicki & Phillip Pudney
Every 26 months, stargazers turn their telescopes to Mars as it reaches
opposition. In this article, the authors explain what you will be able
to see during an opposition with different types of instruments. (Nov. 2005)
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Canon EOS 300D Review by Tony Virgo
Reviews of telescopes, accessories and astrophotography equipment
regularly feature in The Bulletin. This article looks at the popular
Canon EOS 300D digital consumer SLR as an inexpensive way of getting started in
CCD imaging. (Mar. 2005)
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"An Alternative Language for Astronomical
Computation" by David Benn
Is there a better alternative than BASIC for disseminating astronomical
program code? The author presents the case for ECMAScript which allows
programs to be run using a web browser. (Sept. 1999)
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Solar System Scene
John McCarthy writes a column each month which contains information of
interest to planet, asteroid and comet observers. (Mar. 1997)
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"Calendars for All Years 1583--3899" by Ron
W. Mallen
Ron has devised a table which allows anyone to easily determine the day
of the week for any of the years 1583-3899 AD. The process involves just
three simple steps and no arithmetic - try it, you'll be amazed! (Jan.
1997)
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"Two Short Stories" by Steve Cook
"My Life as a Lump of Clay" was written by Steve's 13-year old
daughter and was the inspiration for the second story, "My Life as
a Lump of Sand" - the life story of a 36-inch telescope mirror that
will one day soon send snapshots across the world. (Jan. 1997)
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"Visual Crater Dating" by Martin Lewicki
Each month Martin writes the MoonWatch column for The Bulletin in which
he presents information on Moon librations and some other interesting
aspect of lunar astronomy. (Nov. 1996)
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"Anecdotes from the ASSA-AIP Meetings:
1985-1996" by Prof. Geoff Goodwin
The Society has held many successful meetings with the Australian
Institute of Physics. Prof. Goodwin recalls the speakers and their
presentations, along with a story or two about the hazards of organising
these meetings. (Oct. 1996)
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"Who is NGC 6374?" by Jenni Kay
Does NGC 6374 really exist or did Sir John Herschel have other things on
his mind when he discovered this "open cluster" in 1837? Jenni
tells how she tracked down the truth and provides an answer to this
mystery once and for all. (Sept. 1996)
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"70 Ophiuchi -- Realm of Orange Suns" by
Steven C. Raine
In this "Star of the Month" article, Steven writes about a
past controversy and speculates about the true nature of 70 Ophiuchi --
a binary star system located a mere 16.5 light years away. (Sept. 1996)
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"Equations for Eclipsing Binaries" by Fraser
Farrell
Fraser discusses a set of simple equations that are used to analyse
light curves originating from binary star systems. (July 1996)
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"A Walk on the Wild Side" by Chris Floyd
Chris takes a tour of the southern sky from the comfort of an automated
binocular chair that he built for viewing the heavens. (May 1996)
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"The Clayton's Supernova" by Fraser Farrell
Did someone mention a supernova in NGC 5128! (April 1996)
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