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PUT YOUR NOSE IN A BOOK

2024 Sky Guide Southern Africa

BY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Struik Nature, RRP R170

What will be happening on your birthday? Nothing out of the ordinary on mine, but it misses the full moon by a day. On the night before my son’s birthday, the moon is near Pollux. This useful little astronomical handbook is exactly what you need if you’re a stargazer - and, truthfully, anyone with a bit of poetry in their soul is a stargazer. It’s an (the crossing) and in isiXhosa, Venus is (the dating star), for example. It’s a very good idea to have one in every classroom, with an excellent overview of the most useful online resources. Because our destiny is written in the stars.

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