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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

July 1982

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Features
Landscapes of the Solar System
By Edward J. Ciaccio
pg. 6
Forum
Congressional Hearings on Space
pg. 24
Eye on the Sky
By Fred Schaaf
Moon Overshadows Planet Parade
pg. 30
In Focus
pg. 36
Behind the Scenes
pg. 37
Equipment Atlas
By Michael A. Covington
Do You Really Need a RFT?
pg. 39
Gazer's Gazette
July's Long Lunar Eclipse
pg. 47
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 52
AstroNews
pg. 58
Stellar Frontiers
By Sam S. Mims
Revealing the Venusian Secrets
pg. 66
AstroMart
pg. 72
The Backyard Astronomer
Sagittarius
pg. 78
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