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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

April 1979

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Features
Look Who's Moving into Our Neighborhood
By Howard Cohen, John Oliver
pg. 6
Voyager Approaches Jupiter
pg. 14
Pioneer Venus: First Results
pg. 18
Sky Almanac
Conjunction in the Dawn
pg. 26
Photography in Astronomy
By Richard Berry
Piggybacking - Without a Drive
pg. 32
Equipment Atlas
By Dewey Schwartzenburg
How to Use a Star Atlas
pg. 36
Gazer's Gazette
By James Mallmann
Halos, Rings, and Arcs in the Sky
pg. 42
Stellar Frontiers
By David J. Darling
Cosmic Neon Lights
pg. 48
Astro-News
pg. 53
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 64
Astro-Mart
pg. 66
Star Dome
Ursa Major
pg. 73
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