Year of the Comet
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

September 1973

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Features
The Surface of Mars
By Neale E. Howard
pg. 4
Sky Almanac
By Terence Dickinson
Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Mercury, Uranus
pg. 12
X & g Herculis
By R. Newton Mayall
pg. 19
Stellar Frontiers
By Wm. Bruce Weaver
Which Came First: The Galaxy or the Quasar?
pg. 20
September Star Dome
By John G. Harmon
pg. 24
Authors
pg. 27
Gazer's Gazette
By Terence Dickinson
Observing Mars in 1973
pg. 28
Photography in Astronomy
By John Sanford
Film: A Grainy Dilemma for Sky Shooters
pg. 34
Constellation Close-up
By Thomas C. Bretl
Aquarius
pg. 42
Bibliographies
pg. 46
Contributor Policy
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pg. 47
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