August 1980

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Features

Journey to the Center of the Galaxy

By Eric Chaisson

pg. 6

Forum

- Sperling's Eight-Second Law - Lunar Totality in the Land of the Sun

pg. 24

Eye on the Sky

Constellations of the Milky Way

pg. 30

Equipment Atlas

By Richard Berry, Bob Kestner

How to Build a Dobsonian Telescope - III

pg. 36

Gazer's Gazette

By Earle F. Dodds

How to Find 'Em Even If You Can't See 'Em

pg. 41

Photography in Astronomy

Photograph the Perseids

pg. 47

In Focus

pg. 52

Behind the Scenes

pg. 53

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 54

AstroNews

pg. 58

Stellar Frontiers

By David H. Clark

Extraterrestrial Climate Threats

pg. 66

AstroMart

pg. 72

Through the Eyepiece

Close-Up on Aquila

pg. 78

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

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

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