May 1986

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Features

Voyager: Discovery at Uranus

By Richard Berry

pg. 6

The Voyager 2 Team Reflects on a "Wonderful Mission"

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 39

Gazer's Gazette

By David J. Eicher

Halley: End of Act One

pg. 42

Eye on the Sky

By Robert Burnham

Saturn Reaches Opposition

pg. 50

Photography in Astronomy

By Mace Hooley

Fundamentals of Astrophotography

pg. 58

AstroNews

pg. 69

AstroCalendar

pg. 73

AstroMart

pg. 77

Equipment Atlas

By Ken Bird

Building a Copyscope

pg. 74

Stellar Frontiers

By Philippe Van Nedervelde

Europe's Place in Space: Number Three and Growing

pg. 82

Gazer's Gazette

By David J. Eicher

Following Halley Out

pg. 90

The Backyard Astronomer

Centaurus

pg. 94

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

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

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