Contents:

• From the Director – Mark Blackford
• A catalogue of nova outbursts in the Magellanic Clouds – Mati Morel
• Untangling the light curve of CX Sculptoris – Mark Blackford
• Sirius observatory damaged by a ‘dust devil’ – David Moriarty
• V777 Sagittarii – this year’s eclipse – Stan Walker
• Sorting alternate filter filenames – Phil Evans
• Publication watch
• About VSS