June 1985

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Features

The First Colony on Mars

By Michael Carroll

pg. 6

Forum

- Observing May's Annular Eclipse from Tamaulipas, Mexico - The Rise and Fall of the X-20 Dyna Soar - Kids and Astronomy

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 32

Behind the Scenes

pg. 33

Gazer's Gazette

By Richard Berry

Observing Prospects for Halley

pg. 35

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 39

Eye on the Sky

By Fred Schaaf

Summer Planetary Show

pg. 42

Photography in Astronomy

By Barry Gordon

Much Ado About 0.1mm

pg. 51

AstroNews

pg. 60

AstroCalendar

pg. 64

AstroMart

pg. 65

Stellar Frontiers

By Ed Churchwell, Kevin J. Anderson

The Anatomy of a Nebula

pg. 66

Equipment Atlas

By Terry Uselton

The Dobsonian Dolly Transport

pg. 75

The Backyard Astronomer

Libra/Serpens Caput

pg. 78

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

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

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