September 1978

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Features

Behind the Scenes

pg. 4

The Redshift Problem

By Barry Parker

pg. 6

NGC-1199

By Halton Arp

pg. 15

In Focus

pg. 16

Gazer's Gazette

The Great Spiral: Our Milky Way

pg. 18

Equipment Atlas

By Richard Berry

Celestial Software Part 3: Altitude and Azimuth

pg. 34

Sky Almanac

By Robert Burnham

Mercuryshine in the Morning

pg. 42

Planet Finder - September 1978

pg. 44

Photography in Astronomy

By Richard Berry

Getting More Out of Your Astrophotography

pg. 48

Stellar Frontiers

By Lee Anne Willson

The Dark Sky Paradox and the Origin of the Universe

pg. 52

Astro-News

pg. 61

Astro-Mart

pg. 66

September Star Dome

By John G. Harmon, James Mullaney

pg. 73

Close-Up on the Cygnus Region

pg. 73

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

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

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