August 1983

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Features

Celestial Winds, Polar Lights

By Francis Reddy

pg. 6

Comet Swift-Tuttle and the Perseids

By Joseph Rao

pg. 16

Forum

- Sudden Comet - See the Universe

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Gazer's Gazette

By David J. Eicher

A Shot Out of the Dark

pg. 34

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 39

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Venus Enters the Morning Sky

pg. 42

AstroMart

pg. 48

Gazer's Gazette

By Robert A. Freeman

The 50 Finest Double Stars for a 60mm Refractor

pg. 50

AstroNews

pg. 58

Stellar Frontiers

By David J. Darling

Mystery Star

pg. 66

Equipment Atlas

By Dennis Chamberland

Amateur Astronomy and the Home Computer

pg. 75

The Backyard Astronomer

Scutum/Serpens Cauda

pg. 78

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

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

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