July 1986

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Features

Pluto: Enigma on the Edge of the Solar System

By Ken Croswell

pg. 6

Forum

Steve Edberg: IHW's "Mr. Comet"

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 34

Gazer's Gazette

By David J. Eicher

Halley Fades in Early April

pg. 42

Eye on the Sky

By Robert Burnham

Mars Comes Closest to Earth

pg. 50

Equipment Atlas

By Frank J. Melillo

Photometry of Variable Stars and Asteroids

pg. 58

AstroMart

pg. 63

AstroNews

pg. 68

AstroCalendar

pg. 74

Photography in Astronomy

By Mace Hooley

Astrophotography with Tech Pan 2415 Film

pg. 76

Stellar Frontiers

By Donald F. Robertson

Space Science After Challenger

pg. 82

The Backyard Astronomer

Corona Australis/Telescopium

pg. 94

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

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

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