August 1976

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Features

Chryse Site Looks Rough

By William K. Hartmann

pg. 4

Venus

By James E. Oberg

pg. 6

Viking Orbits Mars

By William K. Hartmann

pg. 23

Gazer's Gazette

By Richard Berry

Exploring the Milky Way

pg. 26

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 32

Sky Almanac

Moon Subdues Perseid Meteors

pg. 34

Photography in Astronomy

By John Davis, William Tobin, Joel Eaton

Red Light Sky Photography

pg. 40

Stellar Frontiers

By Gerrit L. Verschuur

Clusters of Galaxy Clusters

pg. 51

Astro-News

pg. 57

Astro-Mart

pg. 61

August Star Dome

By James Mullaney, Henry J. Phillips

pg. 67

Close-Up on the Hercules Region

pg. 72

Eyepiece Impressions

pg. 72

Planet Finder - August 1976

pg. 76

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

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

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