May 1983

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Features

Celestial Debris

By Edward J. Ciaccio

pg. 6

Forum

- Target: Wethersfield - You Can't Go Home Again

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Photography in Astronomy

By Robert Burnham

Photographing the Giant Planets

pg. 35

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 39

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Jupiter & Uranus Meet in Scorpius

pg. 42

Gazer's Gazette

By David J. Eicher

Observing Jupiter and Saturn

pg. 51

AstroNews

pg. 60

AstroMart

pg. 65

Stellar Frontiers

By Fred Sanner

Betelgeuse: Searching for Supergranules

pg. 66

Equipment Atlas

By Richard Berry

How to Make Your Newtonian Portable

pg. 75

The Backyard Astronomer

Canes Venatici

pg. 78

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

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

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