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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

August 1979

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Features
In Focus
pg. 4
The First Second of Time
By Barry Parker
pg. 6
The Sun-Grazers
By Joel Davis
pg. 18
Forum
- On Building Telescopes - Moons That Weren't
pg. 24
Behind the Scenes
pg. 29
Gazer's Gazette
By Frithjof A. S. Sterrenburg
Minimal Astronomy
pg. 31
Sky Almanac
Don't Miss the Perseids
pg. 36
Equipment Atlas
More about Nebular Filters
pg. 46
Photography in Astronomy
By Roy E. Gephart
Catch a Falling Star
pg. 49
Jupiter Pictorial
pg. 54
AstroNews
pg. 58
Astro-Mart
pg. 68
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 76
Star Dome
Serpens Cauda/Scutum
pg. 80
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