March 1987

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Features

The Changing Face of Mars

By Michael Carroll

pg. 6

Forum

Halley in Heidelberg, Planets in Paris

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 38

Behind the Scenes

pg. 39

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 44

Gazer's Gazette

By Edmund A. Fortier

Touring the Stellar Cycle

pg. 49

Eye on the Sky

By Robert Burnham

The Sun Overtakes Jupiter

pg. 56

Equipment Atlas

By David J. Eicher

Gearing Up for Summer Deep-Sky Observing

pg. 64

Photography in Astronomy

By Robert Reeves

Hidden Images: Dissecting Bright Nebulae

pg. 72

AstroNews

pg. 76

AstroCalendar

pg. 80

AstroMart

pg. 85

Stellar Frontiers

By David J. Darling

Star Trek Part One: The Adventure Begins

pg. 94

The Backyard Astronomer

Cancer/Hydra

pg. 106

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

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

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