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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

December 1975

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Features
Astronomy from the Moon
By James E. Oberg
pg. 6
Stellar Beehive
By David L. Moore
pg. 18
The Planet Mercury
By Eric Burgess
pg. 20
Astro-Mart
pg. 31
Sky Almanac
Ceres Draws Near
pg. 35
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 41
Equipment Atlas
By Thomas C. Bretl
Tune Up Your Telescope
pg. 42
Stellar Frontiers
By Gerrit L. Verschuur
We Are Alone!
pg. 46
Gazer's Gazette
By James Mullaney
Mars at Opposition
pg. 50
Publisher's Memo
pg. 59
December Star Dome
By James Mullaney
pg. 67
Close-Up on the Aries/Pleiades Region
pg. 69
Eyepiece Impressions
pg. 69
Planet Finder - December 1975
pg. 76
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