December 1982

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Features

A Celebration of Light: Yerkes in Perspective

By Bruce Bond

pg. 6

Forum

- A Role for the Amateur Astronomer - Stargazers of the World - Relax - A Flash of Light

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Gazer's Gazette

By Gary Keltner

Exploring the Nebulosities of Orion

pg. 35

Astronomy Review

pg. 39

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Orion Ushers in Winter

pg. 42

Photography in Astronomy

A Year's Harvest of Pictures

pg. 51

AstroNews

pg. 60

AstroMart

pg. 65

Stellar Frontiers

By Ken Croswell

Contact Binaries: Stars that Touch

pg. 66

Equipment Atlas

By Richard Berry

The Telescope Revolution

pg. 75

The Backyard Astronomer

Taurus

pg. 78

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

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

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