Year of the Comet
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

October 1985

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Features
Don't Miss Halley's Comet!
pg. 6
Mining Old Silver: The 1910 Photos
By Stephen M. Larson, Zdenek Sekanina
pg. 19
Forum
- Comet Halley - Beyond the Hype - Flammarion and the Comet's Poisonous Tail - Dark Skies for Comet Halley - The Lost Stars of James South - Hot Tub Astronomy
pg. 24
Anatomy of a Comet
pg. 38
Space Probes to Comet Halley
pg. 42
Since Last Time . . .
pg. 46
In Focus
pg. 52
Behind the Scenes
pg. 53
Photography in Astronomy
Celestial Photography Is Easier Than You Think
pg. 58
Eye on the Sky
By Fred Schaaf
A Month of Showers
pg. 70
Equipment Atlas
The 1985 ASTRONOMY Guide to Telescopes
pg. 77
AstroReviews
pg. 85
Astronomical Equipment Directory
pg. 90
Stellar Frontiers
By John E. Bortle
A Halley Chronicle
pg. 98
AstroNews
pg. 112
AstroCalendar
pg. 116
AstroMart
pg. 117
Gazer's Gazette
The Skies Belong to Everyone
pg. 127
The Backyard Astronomer
Pisces
pg. 134
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