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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

June 1983

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Features
How Far the Stars
By Francis Reddy
pg. 6
Forum
A Phased Approach to Astronomy
pg. 24
In Focus
pg. 32
Behind the Scenes
pg. 33
Gazer's Gazette
By David J. Eicher
Waiting for Halley
pg. 35
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 39
Eye on the Sky
By Fred Schaaf
An Eclipse in Sagittarius
pg. 42
Equipment Atlas
By Claudio Fabi
Computing the Skies
pg. 48
Photography in Astronomy
By Frederick Mendenhall, Jr.
Astrophotography: A Novice's View
pg. 51
AstroMart
pg. 58
AstroNews
pg. 60
Stellar Frontiers
By Adrian L. Melott
Cosmology on a Computer
pg. 66
The Backyard Astronomer
Bootes
pg. 76
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