January 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

The Universe, Bit by Bit

By Francis Reddy

pg. 6

The Observatories of Jai Singh

By Stephen Deitmer

pg. 18

Forum

- King Mongkut's Solar Eclipse - Astronomy in a Third World Country

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Photography in Astronomy

By Richard Berry

Exposure in Astrophotography

pg. 35

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 39

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Inner Planets at Their Best

pg. 42

Equipment Atlas

By Art Sweeny, Helen Sweeny

How to Revive a Tired Astronomy Club

pg. 51

AstroNews

pg. 60

AstroCalendar

pg. 62

AstroMart

pg. 65

Stellar Frontiers

By John Davies

Can Comets Become Asteroids?

pg. 66

Gazer's Gazette

By David H. Levy

Twinkle Little Star: How to Enjoy Variables

pg. 74

The Backyard Astronomer

Orion/Lepus

pg. 78

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

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

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