August 1985

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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

Probing the Orion Nebula with the 1UE

By Peter Perry, Barry Turnrose

pg. 6

The Road to Discovery

By Sten Odenwald

pg. 16

Forum

- The First Time I Saw the Great Omega - Notes from a Starry Night

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Gazer's Gazette

By David J. Eicher

How to Find Halley's Comet

pg. 35

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 39

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

A Month of Great Observing

pg. 42

Photography in Astronomy

By David J. Eicher

The Gentle Art of Comet Photography

pg. 50

AstroNews

pg. 60

AstroCalendar

pg. 64

Equipment Atlas

By Richard Berry

How to Plot Star Maps on Your Computer

pg. 66

AstroMart

pg. 72

The Backyard Astronomer

Capricornus

pg. 78

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

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

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