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February 1986 |
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Features Epsilon Aurigae By
Jeffrey L. Hopkins, Robert E. Stencel |
pg. 6 |
Giacobini-Zinner: 1985's Best Comet |
pg. 12 |
Voyager's Path of Discovery By
Charles E. Kohlhase |
pg. 14 |
Forum - One Night, Two Men, Three Sites, and 107
Messier Objects
- Clyde Tombaugh is 80: A Look Back at Pluto
- Halley: Lost in Perpetual Twilight?
- Christmas in August |
pg. 24 |
Photography in Astronomy By
David J. Eicher Halley Draws Nearer |
pg. 38 |
Eye on the Sky By
Fred Schaaf Halley Reaches Perihelion |
pg. 54 |
Gazer's Gazette By
James Haas Galactic Clusters for Binoculars |
pg. 62 |
Stellar Frontiers By
Barry Parker The Mysterious Cosmic X-Ray Background |
pg. 90 |
Equipment Atlas By
Dale Dellutri A Compact Mount for a Compact Scope |
pg. 100 |
The Backyard Astronomer Carina |
pg. 102 |
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