------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1087 1996 Jun 09 10.45UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer ------------------------------------------------------------------- HYAKUTAKE HANDBOOK NOW RELEASED The Handbook was launched at the BAA Comet Section meeting in Cambridge yesterday and we have already sold more than half the stock! Content details: The Great Comet of 1996 A record of the 1996 passage of Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) Edited by Nick James We have brought together some of the best colour and black and white pictures of the comet taken by observers from around the world. A total of 23 high quality photographs appear on four full-colour cover pages. Further black and white photographs illustrate articles written by leading comet observers. There is also a comprehensive 20 page daily summary of the comet's daily performance. Contents The Great Comet of 1996? John Bortle. Comet Hyakutake Nick James. Hyakutake from Down Under Andrew Pearce. Monitoring the comet's evolution Terry Platt. A Comet hunter's perspective Mauro Zanotta. The brightness evolution prior to perihelion Andreas Kammerer. Recording Hyakutake with large-format cameras Glyn Marsh. A Personal Account of the Great Comet Martin Mobberley. Observations at the Crni Vri Observatory Herman Mikuz. Reporting Comet Observations to The Astronomer Guy Hurst. Daily Observation Record. Ordering details: To avoid disapointment order your copy now. The fully-inclusive, post-paid price is 9 pounds for UK addresses or 10 pounds overseas. For foreign despatch cheques should be drawn on a London bank in sterling. All remittances should be made payable to The Astronomer. Send orders to: Peter Meadows, 6 Chelmerton Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9RE, Guy M Hurst