October 1983

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Features

Daedalus: Design for a Starship

By Paul Patton

pg. 6

Decoding the Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram

By Judy A. Getts

pg. 16

Forum

The Stars at Night Are Big and Bright, Deep in the Heart of Texas

pg. 24

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 30

In Focus

pg. 36

Behind the Scenes

pg. 37

Photography in Astronomy

Indonesian Eclipse Pictorial

pg. 38

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Venus Dominates, Jupiter in Conjunction

pg. 46

Gazer's Gazette

By Alan Goldstein

Observing the Autumn Galaxies

pg. 54

AstroNews

pg. 62

AstroMart

pg. 70

Stellar Frontiers

By Ken Croswell

FG Sagittae: One Piece of the Puzzle

pg. 74

Equipment Atlas

1983 Buyer's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes

pg. 82

The Backyard Astronomer

Cepheus

pg. 86

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

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

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