N.Z. ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 89, 12 October 1923, Page 2

N.Z. ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

The New Zealand Astronomical Society periodically supplies its members throughout the Dominion with a bulletin containing items of interest. The latest of these carries on itg first page a list «f important astronomical phenomena for November, 1923, arranged in order ot date and time, and a summary of the sunspot observations made at the Hec! tor Observatory, Wellington, during August Article, dealing w J th "the Yale telescope include p. report of the recent deputation to the Acting-Prime Minuter (S.r Francis Bell) by the New Zealand Astronomical Society/ asking for a small subvention for the purpow of testing astronomical sites in New Zealand Following this i B an extensive list of observations for the purpose of testing the seeing 'in vicinity of Wellington! The observations were carried out by Mr. G. V. Hudson, Karori, Wellington, JS& of%! elescope vith a -wW Tha journal concludes with a review of the content* of the British Astrono'mica Association Handbook for 1923, and o the Monthly Evening Sky Map," ail American astronomical'journal, copies o which have been supplied to members of the spcioty, together with tha handbook mentioned above. ft

There is also a paragraph .lescribnsr the objects and aims of the society, with a list of the oiheers and council

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