No. 101 A PUBLICATION OF CASCA June Solstice 1999 UNE PUBLICATION DE LA CASCA solstice de juin 1999 ISSN 0715-4747

The superb vision of Gemini-North!!

near-infra-red images of Pluto and Charon taken with the University of Hawaii adaptive optics system Hokupa'a. Resolution is sub 0.1 arcsecond. More information is available at Gemini website and much more can be expected after the dedication.

• From the Editor... .  


• From the President:    A message from Michael De Robertis

• Articles
  • Interstellar Molecules from a Canadian Perspective -- Paul Feldman looks back on the outstanding contributions of three Canadians to the early study of molecules in space.
  • Infrared Dark Clouds seen by the MSX satellite and detected by Russell Redman and Co. with SCUBA.


• Announcements --
  • `Saanich' Observatory -- 10 million dollars for upgrade and expansion!: press release
  • Canadian A&A Network -- Ray Carlberg summarises the Letter of Intent for the Networks of Centres of Excellence funding competition.

  • SNO -- in operation and detecting neutrinos: a recent general press release
    

  • Ed Kennedy -- honoured by the RASC


• Reports / Rapports
  
  • CTAC/CATC -- Time allocation for CFHT / Allocation de temps pour le TCFH
  • CTAG/GATC -- Canadian Time Assignment at JCMT / Allocation de Temps Canadien à TJCM
  • Yves M. Giroux summarizes Westar participation in the Gemini Project
    
  • Jaymie Matthews updates the progress on MOST
  • The CASCA President's congratulatory address to the AAS on their Centennial meeting.
  • Update on happenings in Gemini

• Jobs... The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, University of Calgary -- part-time Resident Astronomer.  


• Teaching Astronomy -- John Percy directs attention to the IAU's Newletter
• Retrospects and What's happening at... / Des Rétrospectives et Quoi de neuf à...
  • Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics / l'Institut Herzberg d'Astrophysique
  • As Ernie Seaquist steps down as Chair, Christine Clement reminisces on the last 10 years at the University of Toronto.

• Recently Submitted Thesis Abstracts
     The Nature of Active Galaxies --- Scott Chapman's PhD thesis -- UBC

• Graduate Student Page -- a note about the upcoming CASCA meetings
• Canadian Preprints

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