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

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Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

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Issues

June 1987

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Features
Search for the Primitive
By Richard Berry
pg. 6
Forum
- Summer Reverie with Cygnus Overhead - Astronomy on the Open Road - 'A Tell-Tale Tail' - A Telescope Worth Every Penny
pg. 24
In Focus
pg. 34
Behind the Scenes
pg. 35
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 37
ASTRONOMY's 1987 Summer Travel Guide
pg. 40
Eye on the Sky
By Robert Burnham
A Summer Panorama
pg. 54
AstroNews
pg. 74
AstroMart
Advertiser Index
pg. 83
Stellar Frontiers
By Richard Talcott
A Burst of Discovery: The First Days of Supernova 1987A
pg. 90
The Backyard Astronomer
Lupus/Norma
pg. 102
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