July 1980

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The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level.

Features

The Great Red Spot

By Dewey Schwartzenburg

pg. 6

Mysterious Pluto

By Richard Berry

pg. 14

Forum

Predictions in Collision

pg. 24

Eye on the Sky

Introducing the Summer Stars

pg. 30

Photography in Astronomy

Stalking the Gaseous Nebulae

pg. 38

Equipment Atlas

By Richard Berry, Bob Kestner

How to Build a Dobsonian Telescope - II

pg. 41

Gazer's Gazette

By F. Michael Witkoski

Observing Diffuse Nebulae

pg. 46

In Focus

pg. 52

Behind the Scenes

pg. 53

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 56

AstroNews

pg. 58

Stellar Frontiers

By Joel Davis

The Puzzle of SS-433

pg. 66

AstroMart

pg. 72

Through the Eyepiece

Close-Up on Hercules

pg. 78

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

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

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