August 1982

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The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level.

Features

Backtracking the Comets

By Francis Reddy

pg. 6

Smile, You're on Radar

By Michael Kobrick

pg. 18

Forum

- The Billion-to-One Chance - Science Illiterates - Stargazers of the World - United

pg. 24

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Moon Pales Perseids

pg. 30

In Focus

pg. 36

Behind the Scenes

pg. 37

Photography in Astronomy

Photographing the Home Galaxy

pg. 39

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 47

Gazer's Gazette

By Ray Fabre

Roid Fever

pg. 48

Equipment Atlas

By Robert Burnham

Easy Steps to Perfect Polar Alignment

pg. 52

AstroNews

pg. 58

Stellar Frontiers

By Berry Brunk

STS-3

pg. 66

AstroMart

pg. 72

The Backyard Astronomer

Cygnus

pg. 78

	Sun	Sun	Moon
RISE	—		—	PHASE	—
SET	—		—	DISK	—

	Mercury	Mercury	Venus	Venus
RISE	—		—
SET	—		—
		—		—

	Mars	Mars	Jupiter	Jupiter	Saturn	Saturn
RISE	—		—		—
SET	—		—		—
		—		—		—