May 1984

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Features

Atmospheres

By Edward J. Ciaccio

pg. 6

Forum

- My Little-known Meeting with Einstein - Paradise Lost?

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Eclipse Special

By Fred Espenak

The Great Annular Eclipse of 1984

pg. 34

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Mars Gleams at Opposition

pg. 42

Eclipse Special

By Allen Seltzer

How to Observe and Photograph the Annular Solar Eclipse

pg. 50

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 56

AstroNews

pg. 60

AstroCalendar

pg. 64

Stellar Frontiers

MMU: Man Flies Free

pg. 66

AstroMart

pg. 72

The Backyard Astronomer

Ursa Major

pg. 78

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

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

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