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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

May 1976

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Features
Quasars: Oddities of Space
By Jeanne L. Hopkins
pg. 6
Cosmic Explosions
By Gerrit L. Verschuur
pg. 12
Comet West
By Henry J. Phillips
pg. 18
Stellar Frontiers
By Richard M. Lemmon
Molecules of Life
pg. 31
Gazer's Gazette
By Richard Berry
Observing Galaxies
pg. 36
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 41
Sky Almanac
Neptune Takes a Bow
pg. 42
Photography in Astronomy
By David Hudgins, Greg Griffith
Choosing B & W Films
pg. 46
Astro-News
pg. 53
Astro-Mart
pg. 57
Publisher's Memo
pg. 59
May Star Dome
By James Mullaney, Henry J. Phillips
pg. 67
Close-up on the Virgo Region
pg. 72
Eyepiece Impressions
pg. 73
Planet Finder - May 1976
pg. 76
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