December 1981

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Features

The Saturnian Moons

By Robert Burnham

pg. 6

Forum

The Planetarium: A Cultural Dinosaur?

pg. 26

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Venus Reaches Greatest Brilliancy

pg. 34

In Focus

pg. 40

Behind the Scenes

pg. 41

Photography in Astronomy

By Frithjof A. S. Sterrenburg

Is That Lens a Star Performer?

pg. 43

Gazer's Gazette

By Fred Schaaf

The Next Supernova

pg. 50

Photography in Astronomy

Astrophoto Gallery

pg. 58

Equipment Atlas

Paint the Night Sky on Your Ceiling

pg. 67

AstroNews

pg. 70

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 78

AstroMart

pg. 82

Stellar Frontiers

By David Finley

The Search for Extrasolar Planets

pg. 90

The Backyard Astronomer

Camelopardalis

pg. 100

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

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

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