February 1982

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Features

The Galileo Mission to Jupiter

By Clayne M. Yeates, Theodore C. Clarke

pg. 6

Forum

- Bart Bok at 75 - Are the Soviets Ahead in Space?

pg. 24

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Alignment of Bright Planets Begins

pg. 34

In Focus

pg. 40

Behind the Scenes

pg. 41

Equipment Atlas

By Berry Brunk

Cameras for Astrophotography

pg. 43

Gazer's Gazette

By John Mood

Watch the Skies

pg. 50

Photography in Astronomy

By Art Huffman

How to Reduce Tracking Error

pg. 56

AstroNews

pg. 62

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 68

Stellar Frontiers

By Richard Berry

A Closer Look at Saturn's Rings

pg. 74

AstroMart

pg. 80

The Backyard Astronomer

Gemini

pg. 86

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

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

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