May 1985

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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

Ancients of the Universe: Globular Clusters

By Gail O. Clark

pg. 6

Celestial Pinwheels: Spiral Galaxies

By Barry Parker

pg. 14

Forum

- Selling Comet Halley - EPP-sih-lon AWE-rih-gai

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Photography in Astronomy

By Stephen J. Edberg

Southern Schmidt Photos

pg. 35

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 39

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Saturn Comes to Opposition

pg. 42

Equipment Atlas

By Paul J. Burke

How to Use a Polefinder

pg. 51

AstroNews

pg. 58

AstroMart

pg. 61

AstroCalendar

pg. 62

Stellar Frontiers

By Ken Croswell

When Stars Coalesce

pg. 67

Gazer's Gazette

By Herbert Holder

Observing the Apollo 17 Landing Site

pg. 75

The Backyard Astronomer

Canes Venatici

pg. 78

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

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

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