November 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

Palomar and the Politics of Light Pollution

By Stephanie Mood, John Mood

pg. 6

The Glare of Night Lights

By Hank Brandli

pg. 12

Forum

- Stages - Wolf Creek Odyssey

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 36

Behind the Scenes

pg. 37

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 38

Photography in Astronomy

By Robert Reeves

Hurrah for the Northern Sky!

pg. 44

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Make Way for Halley's Comet

pg. 56

Gazer's Gazette

By David J. Eicher

Your First Shot at Halley's Comet

pg. 64

Photography in Astronomy

By Mark J. Coco, Stephen J. Edberg

How to Get Started in Piggyback Astrophotography

pg. 77

AstroNews

pg. 88

AstroCalendar

pg. 92

Stellar Frontiers

By David J. Darling

Breezes, Bangs, and Blowouts: Stellar Evolution Through Mass Loss, Part 2

pg. 94

AstroMart

pg. 99

Gazer's Gazette

By Michael T. Kitt

A Rare View of Mare Orientale

pg. 104

The Backyard Astronomer

Pegasus/Equuleus

pg. 106

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

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

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