October 1978

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Features

Behind the Scenes

pg. 4

Are Black Holes Really There?

By Gregory A. Shields

pg. 6

The New Era in Ultraviolet Astronomy

By Fred Espenak

pg. 18

Sky Almanac

By Robert Burnham

Uranus Splits a Double

pg. 26

Planet Finder - October 1978

pg. 28

Photography in Astronomy

By Richard Berry

Astrophotography With a Small Telescope

pg. 32

Odyssey

The Young People's Magazine of Astronomy and Outer Space

pg. 36

Equipment Atlas

By Richard Berry

Build Your Own First Telescope

pg. 42

Gazer's Gazette

By Robert Burnham

Learning the Constellations Part 4: Autumn

pg. 46

Stellar Frontiers

By Jeanne L. Hopkins

Large Numbers, Cosmic Coincidences and Gravity

pg. 51

Astro-Mart

pg. 65

October Star Dome

By James Mullaney

pg. 73

Close-Up on the Aquarius Region

pg. 75

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

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

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