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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

April 1977

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Features
Supernovae!
By Jeanne L. Hopkins
pg. 6
Astronomers in Space: Part 1
By James E. Oberg
pg. 18
Sky Almanac
Lunar Eclipse Highlights April
pg. 26
Planet Finder - April 1977
pg. 28
Equipment Atlas
By Alan P. Witzgall
Building a 6" Reflector Part 1: Grinding the Mirror
pg. 34
Gazer's Gazette
By Henry J. Phillips
Observing the Outermost Planets
pg. 42
Photography in Astronomy
By Richard Berry
Printing Your Astrophotographs Part 3: Nebulae
pg. 46
In Focus
pg. 55
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 58
Astro-News
pg. 61
Astro-Mart
pg. 66
April Star Dome
By James Mullaney, Henry J. Phillips
pg. 73
Close-Up on the Leo/Leo Minor Region
pg. 75
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