June 1988

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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 Chaotic Material between the Stars

By Lys Ann Shore, Steven N. Shore

pg. 6

Quest for the Most Distant Objects in the Universe

By Jeff Kanipe

pg. 20

Forum

- The First Astronomy Novel - Astrocamping at the 'City of Rocks' - Reshaping Public Attitudes toward the Space Program

pg. 28

In Focus

pg. 36

Behind the Scenes

pg. 37

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 38

Gazer's Gazette

By Philip M. Bagnall

Observe the Naked-Eye Sky Glows

pg. 46

Eye on the Sky

By Robert Burnham

Saturn Overtakes Uranus - Again!

pg. 54

Reader Reports

By Jeff Kanipe

Searching for Supernovae

pg. 62

Photography in Astronomy

By Mace Hooley

Conquering the Cepheus Nebula

pg. 71

Equipment Atlas

By Peter Ceravolo

A Telescope for Kids

pg. 79

AstroMart

ASTRONOMY Advertiser Index

pg. 83

AstroNews

pg. 88

AstroCalendar

pg. 95

The Backyard Astronomer

By David J. Eicher

A Golden Opportunity for Globular Clusters

pg. 102

Gazer's Gazette

By Phil Harrington

Seeing Double

pg. 98

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

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

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