Issue 11: Contents

October 1999
Editors: G.M. Richter et al.
Obituary to Barry M. Lasker 1
B. McLean, H. Jenkner, G. Greene
Article (PostScript, gzipped, 24 kB)

Remembering Barry Lasker: My Mentor and Friend Barry 4
M. Tsvetkov
Article (PostScript, gzipped, 3.6 MB), Figures (HTML, 1 kB)

The new WFAU at Edinburgh - A star (and another acronym) is born! 8
Q.A. Parker
Article (PostScript, gzipped, 37 kB),

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is about to Start 11
S. Okamura
Article (PostScript, gzipped, 3.7 MB), Figures (HTML, 3 kB)

VST. The VLT Survey Telescope Project 20
G. Sedmak
Abstract (HTML, 1 kB), Article (PostScript, gzipped, 2.3 MB), Figures (HTML, 1 kB)

Report on the Workshop `Threasure-Hunting in Astronomical Plate Archives' 26
C. la Dous
Abstract (HTML, 1 kB), Article (PostScript, gzipped, 29 kB)

Conference Announcement: The New Era of Wide-Field Astronomy 28
Article (PostScript, gzipped, 24 kB), see also http://www.uclan.ac.uk/new_era