September 1983

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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

Return to the Planets

By David Morrison

pg. 6

Four Probes to Comet Halley

By Jesse Eichenlaub

pg. 16

Forum

- Six Months on Mars Hill - Observing with the Soviet Union's 6-Meter Telescope

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Gazer's Gazette

By Richard Berry

The Total Solar Eclipse in Java

pg. 35

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 39

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

An Eventful Month for Skywatchers

pg. 42

AstroMart

pg. 48

Photography in Astronomy

By Hal Jandorf

Short Focus Photography

pg. 50

AstroNews

pg. 58

Stellar Frontiers

By Leon Golub

X-rays from Stars

pg. 66

Equipment Atlas

By David B. Williams

Binoculars and Binaries

pg. 75

The Backyard Astronomer

Lacerta

pg. 78

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

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

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