STORM TRACK: January 31, 1978 (Volume 1 Issue 2)

Addition to last, issue's feature; You need only submit one copy of a published work to the US Copyright Office for registration of your pictures therein, if they are a "contribution to a collective work." This is necessary despite prior registration as an "unpublished" work, however -once done- these pictures need not be registered again, regardless of additional publication. Leave blank Form-VA spaces not applicable..

Next issue kicks off the 1978 storm season. A timely Feature will be lightning safety for chasers. please send me any information or personal experiences that you have on this subject; e.g. how close should you be to a higher object for it -and not you- to draw the bolt, how reliable is the belief that the highest object "always" draws the bolt, what physical sensations may precede a gathering discharge, etc. Considering all hazards, I believe lightning to be the greatest danger to storm chasers. Let's try to keep safety foremost!