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2015 March 25 at 14:33

"Nightfall" (2015 April) is the current newsletter of the Deep-Sky Observing Section of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. Download the free PDF from the ASSA website at http://assa.saao.ac.za/sections/deep-sky/nebulae-clusters/nightfall/
Contents:
Deep-Sky News.
Big 5 of the African Sky: meet the best of the best in the southern skies.
E3: A curious globular cluster in Chamaeleon; by Douglas Bullis.
At My Eyepiece: Veteran deep-sky observer Magda Streicher gives us a look at how she observes.
The Birth of a Deep-Sky Marathon: A report from the 2014 Free State Star Party, with guidelines and recommendations for conducting a deep-sky observing marathon; by Hannes & Pieter Pieterse.
Observing report: Heartbeat of a Unicorn, exploring the fascinating but often overlooked constellation of Monoceros; by Carol Botha.
Three in: Carina, a look at three splendid Carina gems - a double star, a variable star, and a star cluster; by Dave Blane and Auke Slotegraaf.
(c) ASSA 2015