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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

April 1975

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Features
Publisher's Memo
pg. 4
The Cosmic Bomb
By Donald Goldsmith
pg. 6
In Focus
pg. 16
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 18
History of Martian Nomenclature
By Virginia W. Capen
pg. 20
Astro-Mart
pg. 30
Stellar Frontiers
By Gerrit L. Verschuur
X-Ray Astronomy
pg. 34
Photography in Astronomy
By Leo C. Henzl, Jr.
High Resolution Astrophotography: Improving Your Odds
pg. 40
Equipment Atlas
The Field of View
pg. 47
Sky Almanac
Venus Dominates Spring Sky
pg. 50
Gazer's Gazette
Observing the Inner Planets
pg. 53
Astro-News
pg. 59
April Star Dome
pg. 66
Close-Up on the Big Dipper/Canes Venatici Region
pg. 69
Eyepiece Impressions
pg. 71
Planet Finder - April 1975
pg. 76
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