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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

May 1978

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Features
Terra Forming
By James E. Oberg
pg. 6
Sky Almanac
Venus Sparkles While Meteors Shower
pg. 26
Planet Finder - May 1978
pg. 28
Photography in Astronomy
By Ben Mayer
Blink for a Nova!
pg. 34
Equipment Atlas
By Richard Berry
Celestial Software Part 1: Right Ascension and Declination
pg. 42
Gazer's Gazette
By Frederick Pilcher, Jay Gunter
The "Big Four" Asteroids
pg. 50
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 56
Astro-News
pg. 59
Astro-Mart
pg. 64
May Star Dome
By James Mullaney, Henry J. Phillips
pg. 73
Close-Up on the Eastern Hydra/Northern Centaurus Region
pg. 75
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