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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

May 1974

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Features
The Forbidden Moons
pg. 4
The Lost Pictures of Mars
By Carl Sagan
pg. 12
Robert Frost: Poet of the Stars
By Maxwell Corydon Wheat
pg. 16
Photography in Astronomy
By Stephen C. Reed, Chet Bart
Slide Copying Improves Color Photos
pg. 24
Astro-Mart
pg. 29
May Star Dome
pg. 32
Sky Almanac
Mercury and Saturn Brighten May Evening Sky
pg. 37
Astro-News
pg. 43
In Focus
pg. 47
Stellar Frontiers
By Gerrit L. Verschuur
Supernovae & Thunderstorms
pg. 48
Gazer's Gazette
By Thomas C. Bretl
Observing Double Stars
pg. 52
Constellation Close-up
By Thomas C. Bretl
Libra
pg. 58
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