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<td width=50 align=left>No. 2</td>
<td width=800 align=center>ISSN 1027-8389</td>
<td width=75 align=right>April 1998</td>
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<center><img src="hoba.jpg" WIDTH=540 HEIGHT=350></center>
<center><i>The largest known meteorite on Earth, the Hoba Meteorite, near Grootfontein, Namibia.</i></center>

<p><b><center>In this Issue :<p>
Meteor impacts in Africa - Astronomie en Alg&eacute;rie<br>
Network of Oriental Robotic Telescopes - Observatoire Midi-Pyr&eacute;n&eacute;es<br>
Kottamia Upgrade - Universit&eacute; Cadi Ayyad et IAC</b></center>

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<h2> Contents</h2><hr><p>

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<li><a href="editorial.html">Editorial</a> <i>F.R. Querci</i>
<li><a href="news.html">News / Nouvelles</a>
<li><a href="reimold.html">Meteorites and Meteorite Craters</a> <i>W.U. Reimold</i>
<li><a href="sadat.html">Astronomie en Alg&eacute;rie</a> <i>R. Sadat</i>
<li><a href="touma.html">Eclipse Totale de Lune du 16 Septembre 1997</a> <i>H. Touma</i>
<li><a href="el-bassuny.html">Kottamia's New CCD System</a> <i>A. El-Bassuny</i>
<li><a href="hassan.html">Upgrading the 1.9-m Kottamia Telescope</a> <i>S.M. Hassan</i>
<li><a href="nort.html">The Network of Oriental Robotic Telescopes (NORT)</a> <i>F.R. Querci & M. Querci</i>
<li><a href="omp.html">Observatoire Midi-Pyr&eacute;n&eacute;es</a> <i>M. Blanc & M. Querci</i>
<li><a href="benkhaldoun.html">Collaboration entre l'Institut Astrophysique des Canaries et l'Universit&eacute; Cadi Ayyad</a> <i>Z. Benkhaldoun</i>
<li><a href="dissertations.html">Dissertation Abstracts / R&eacute;sum&eacute; de Th&egrave;ses</a> <i>G. Bakr, N. Bellamine, R. Medupe, A. Moutjahid</i>
<li><a href="twows.html">Third World Organization of Women in Science (TWOWS)</a> <i>L. Makhubu</i>
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<hr><H2> Acknowledgements</H2><hr>
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The production of this issue of <EM>African Skies</EM> was made possible by the
generous support of the South African Astronomical Observatory and the
Observatoire Midi-Pyr&#233;n&#233;es, which provided the necessary computing
and communications infrastructure. Additionally, the Observatoire Midi-Pyr&#233;n&#233;es
sponsored the printing costs of this issue. The United Nations Office for
Outer Space Affairs has generously contributed the airmail distribution of
this issue. We are grateful for the support of these three
organizations.
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A great number of individuals assisted in some way in the production of this
issue of <EM>African Skies</EM>. In particular we would like to express our
gratitude to: J. Bittar, J. Colin, E. Fossat, W.P. Koorts, P.E. Spargo, J.C. Valtier & J. Vernin.

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<center><I>Number of external hits since 1 January 1999 : <img src="/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=as2.dat"align=absmiddle></I></center>

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