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

PANSTARRS information

Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

ISON information

Issues

March 1984

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Features
IRAS and the Infrared Universe
By Robert Burnham
pg. 6
Forum
Hollywood Astronomy
pg. 24
In Focus
pg. 32
Behind the Scenes
pg. 33
Gazer's Gazette
By Earle F. Dodds
Probing the Constellations of Spring
pg. 34
Astronomy Reviews
pg. 39
Eye on the Sky
By Fred Schaaf
Venus Shines at Sunrise
pg. 42
Photography in Astronomy
By Clive Gibbons
Be a Copy-Cat!
pg. 51
AstroNews
pg. 60
Stellar Frontiers
By Sten Odenwald
The Planck Era
pg. 66
Equipment Atlas
By Randall Wehler
A Homemade Finder Scope Mount
pg. 76
The Backyard Astronomer
Coma Berenices
pg. 78
AstroMart
pg. 72
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