Headlines of Issue No 128 (March 2004)

• Allan Chapman: "The Victorian Amateur Astronomer" (1)
  Mr T Tsunoda, a Society member, showed at the February meeting Japanese translation of Dr A Chapman's book. It is a big challenge for the Society to make the most of his translation work.
  
  
• Reproduction of 7ft Herschel Speculum (5)
  Contribution by Mr Y Ogane, a Society member, who challenges to reproduce a metal speculum. Mr Ogane concluded the story in this issue, before he bring the metal speculum with him in Herschel tour to UK in March.
  
  
• My first Herschel tour (1)
  Last half of the report by Ms A Fujii, a Society member, on her first Herschel tour. The first half appeared in the Newsletter issue No 122 (June 2003).
  
  
• Our Society's 20 years in colour (3)
  The third issue to show full colour photographs of the Society's activities. Photographs were taken from 1987 to 1989.
  
  
• Herschels in 21st century (4)
  Recent photographs of one of Herschel descendants, Mr Henry Ellingworth.
  
  
• "World of Nobuko's Art" in Slough Museum
  Please read the "Main article of the issue".
  
  
• Herschel Lecture on 19th, AGM on 20th March
  The event schedule of William Herschel Society is decided.
  
  
• A word to celebrate 20 years of HSJ
  A message from Mr S Morikubo, a Society member, to celebrate the 20th anniversary.
  
  
• Created works - speculum & cloisonné works - to be brought toEngland
  Works created by the Society members are to be brought to UK in Herschel tour scheduled from 17th to 22nd March. Mr Y Ogane made the metal speculum sized the same as Herschel discovered Uranus with. The speculum is to be set in the tube of the replica telescope in Herschel Museum, Bath. Ms N Iizawa created a new cloisonné work on the subject of the total solar eclipse observed in the Antarctic in 2003. The cloisonné work is to be displayed as special exhibition at Slough Museum from 1st to 28th April.
  
  
• Toranomon Astronomers' Centre celebrates three years activities
  The 3rd anniversary party of Toranomon Astronomers' Centre was held in 24th January.
  
  
• Financial report 2003 of Toranomon Astronomers' Centre
  
  

Main article of the issue

"World of Nobuko's Art" in Slough Museum

Following the exhibition in July 2003, "World of Nobuko's Art" will be held in Slough, a place remembered in connection with Herschel, as well as Bath. The exhibition place is Slough Museum, the exhibition period and time are 1st to 28th April, except Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, from 11:30 to 16:00. Exhibits added to what displayed in the previous Bath exhibition are Sculptor, Triangulum Australe and Circinus, Apus, Crux, etc., and Christmas roses and wild strawberries.

The exhibition will include her latest work which brilliantly depicts the shadow cone of the total solar eclipse observed in the Antarctic in November 2003.

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Back numbers in 2002

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Back numbers in 2004

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