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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

November 1979

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Features
Pioneer at Saturn
pg. 6
Exploring the Image
By David F. Malin
pg. 16
Forum
- Eclipsing '79 - Remember Viking? - Stephen W. Hawking - Galactic Orbit of Pioneer 10
pg. 24
Sky Almanac
Look Out for the Leonids
pg. 34
Photography in Astronomy
By Steve Reed
High Resolution Astrophotography
pg. 43
Gazer's Gazette
The Moon: Mountains, Basins, and Scarps
pg. 53
In Focus
pg. 58
Behind the Scenes
pg. 58
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 62
AstroNews
pg. 68
Stellar Frontiers
By Robert E. Stencel
Mass Loss from Stars
pg. 78
Astro-Mart
pg. 85
Star Dome
pg. 92
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