October 1984

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The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level.

Features

Looking for Extrasolar Planets

By Ken McBride

pg. 6

Forum

- In Defense of a Classic - Planning a Star Party?

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Photography in Astronomy

By Jean Dragesco

High Resolution Lunar Photography

pg. 35

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 39

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

A Month of Conjunctions

pg. 42

Gazer's Gazette

By David Dunham, Donald Stockbauer

Chasing Moon Shadows

pg. 50

AstroNews

pg. 60

AstroCalendar

pg. 64

Stellar Frontiers

By Jack W. Sulentic

Are Quasars Far Away?

pg. 66

AstroMart

pg. 71

Equipment Atlas

By David J. Eicher

How to Choose a Deep-Sky Telescope

pg. 75

The Backyard Astronomer

Cetus

pg. 78

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

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

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