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

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Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

October 1981

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Features
The Star Clouds of Magellan
By Wallace H. Tucker
pg. 6
The Voyager Casebook
pg. 18
Forum
- Parallel Universe: A Tale of Two SETIs - Shuttle: Another Giant Step or a Military Tool? - New Ideas for an Old Planetarium
pg. 24
Eye on the Sky
By Fred Schaaf
Venus Shines Low in the Evening Sky
pg. 34
In Focus
pg. 40
Behind the Scenes
pg. 41
Equipment Atlas
1981 Telescope Buyer's Guide
pg. 42
Gazer's Gazette
By Gail O. Clark
Starting an Amateur Astronomy Club
pg. 52
Photography in Astronomy
By Michael A. Covington
How to Save Money on Astrophotography
pg. 56
AstroNews
pg. 62
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 70
Stellar Frontiers
By Clarence H. Annett
The Infrared Universe, Part 2
pg. 74
AstroMart
pg. 80
Through the Eyepiece
Close-up on Cepheus
pg. 86
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