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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

November 1980

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Features
An Imaging Revolution
By Michael S. Chabin
pg. 6
Universe: Time Zero
By David J. Darling
pg. 14
Forum
- An Interview with Garry Hunt - Shrine to the Stars
pg. 24
Eye on the Sky
Planets Cluster in the Predawn Sky
pg. 34
Gazer's Gazette
By Fred Espenak
North American Solar Eclipses: the Next 50 Years
pg. 44
In Focus
pg. 56
Behind the Scenes
pg. 57
Equipment Atlas
By Walter E. Hamler
Equipment for Guiding Your Astrophotos
pg. 62
Photography in Astronomy
Processing Your Astronegatives
pg. 69
AstroMart
pg. 72
AstroNews
pg. 80
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 86
Stellar Frontiers
By Edwin Strickland
What We Know About Saturn
pg. 92
Through the Eyepiece
Close-up on Pegasus
pg. 100
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