December 1983

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Features

A New Mission to Saturn

By Michael Carroll

pg. 6

Life on Europa?

By Stephanie Mood

pg. 16

Forum

The Discovery of Pulsars: Was Credit Given Where It Was Due?

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Gazer's Gazette

By Earle F. Dodds

Exploring the Winter Constellations

pg. 35

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Venus and Saturn in Conjunction

pg. 42

Photography in Astronomy

By David J. Eicher

Photographing Detail in Galaxies

pg. 51

AstroNews

pg. 60

AstroMart

pg. 65

Stellar Frontiers

By Linda J. Strand

The Search for Life on Mars: Shots in the Dark

pg. 66

Equipment Atlas

By Richard Berry

A Symposium on Telescope Control with Microcomputers

pg. 75

The Backyard Astronomer

Auriga

pg. 78

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

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

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