Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand Southern Stars - the Journal of RASNZ

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Volume 44: March 2005 to December 2005, principal articles and abstracts.

Volume 44, number 1: March 2005 Progress from Pencils to PCs. A Brief Musing on Events leading up to the Digitising of the VSS Observation Records. A brief history of Mt John and a tribute to Frank Bateson's involvement in Mt John's development. Memories of the Site Testing The Bateson Legacy: Variable Stars Research at the Auckland Observatory. Watching the 'Abdication Eclipse' with Frank Bateson. Cataclysmic Variable Stars: the Professional/Amateur Connection. Long Term Observations of Type II Cepheids. The International Chart Working Group. IY Carinae - a Mira Type Variable Star. Book Review - "The Life and Science of Leon Foucalt". CD-ROM Review - "Venus' rendez-vous".
Volume 44, number 2: June 2005 New Zealand AstroPhoto 2005. Active Region 10720. Cruise-Ship Astronomy Lecturing. Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand - Annual Report for 2004. Astronomy at the University of Canterbury - Annual Report for 2004. 2005: The Einstein Anniversary. Book Review - "The New Amateur Astronomer".
Volume 44, number 3: September 2005 Trials and Tribulations of an Amateur Astronomer. Building an Observatory with a Papier Mâché Skinned Dome. What if? Albert Jones' after dinner conference presentation. VLO - The Amateur-Profesional Connection. Probing the Fabric of Space: from Foucault's Gyroscope to Gravity Probe B. RASNZ Dark Skies Group. Asteroid Research and Amateur Input. Astronomy at the University of Canterbury and at Mt John (2002 & 2003). Book Review - "The Life and Times of the Telescope".
Volume 44, number 4: December 2005 Beatrice Tinsley, New Zealand's 'Bright Star'. Astrophotography Section Competition Winner Unexpected Fireworks! Active Region 808. Video Observation of Occultations. Developments of NZ Radio Astronomy and Trans-Tasman Long Baseline Array. Square Kilometre Array in New Zealand.

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