March 1982

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Features

Secrets of Interstellar Clouds

By Laurence A. Marschall

pg. 6

Forum

An Interview with Robert Burnham, Jr.

pg. 24

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Mars Glows Red at Opposition

pg. 38

In Focus

pg. 44

Behind the Scenes

pg. 45

Equipment Atlas

By Richard Berry

How to Plan a Newtonian Reflector

pg. 47

Gazer's Gazette

By John Mood

Watch the Skies, Conclusion

pg. 54

Photography in Astronomy

By Jack B. Marling

The 2415 Revolution

pg. 59

AstroNews

pg. 66

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 75

AstroMart

pg. 80

Stellar Frontiers

By David J. Darling

The Molecules Between the Stars

pg. 82

The Backyard Astronomer

Lynx

pg. 92

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

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

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