February 1984

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Features

The Sources of Meteorites

By Jeffrey K. Wagner

pg. 6

Chondrites and the Early Solar System

By Alan E. Rubin

pg. 17

Forum

- My First Telescope - In Praise of the 6-inch f/8

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Gazer's Gazette

By Don Spain

A Lunar Sampler

pg. 35

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 39

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Predawn Planet Parade

pg. 42

Equipment Atlas

By Paul Maley

Measuring the Shape of an Asteroid

pg. 51

AstroNews

pg. 60

AstroMart

pg. 65

Stellar Frontiers

By Stephen L. Gillett

Possible Planets, Part II

pg. 66

Photography in Astronomy

By Robert Reeves

An Inexpensive Roll Film Holder for Schmidt Cameras

pg. 76

The Backyard Astronomer

Gemini

pg. 78

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

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

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