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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

February 1979

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Features
In Focus
pg. 4
Stellar Evolution
By Michael A. Seeds
pg. 6
Sky Almanac
The Sun Will Darken!
pg. 22
Planet Finder - February 1979
pg. 27
Photography in Astronomy
By Ben Mayer
Improve Your Slides Through Rephotography
pg. 34
Equipment Atlas
By Dewey Schwartzenburg
Eyepieces: What You Get Is What You See!
pg. 42
Stellar Frontiers
By David H. Clark, F. Richard Stephenson
A New Revolution in Solar Physics
pg. 50
Astro-News
pg. 55
Astro-Mart
pg. 62
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 68
February Star Dome
By Dewey Schwartzenburg, James Mullaney
pg. 73
Close-Up on the Canis Major Region
pg. 75
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