April 1985

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Features

British Astronomy Reaches New Heights on La Palma

By Nigel Henbest

pg. 6

Forum

- Chasing the Ogre - The Armchair Observer

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Photography in Astronomy

Eclipse over Oceania

pg. 35

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 40

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Saturn Shines in the Evening

pg. 42

Equipment Atlas

By Lee Keith

Build a $6 Eyepiece Warmer

pg. 52

AstroNews

pg. 60

AstroCalendar

pg. 64

AstroMart

pg. 65

Stellar Frontiers

By Ann K. Finkbeiner

Cold Dark Matter and the Origin of Galaxies

pg. 67

Gazer's Gazette

By F. Michael Witkoski

14 Special Stars

pg. 75

The Backyard Astronomer

Corvus/Crater/Eastern Hydra

pg. 78

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

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

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