March 1988

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Features

Does Barnard's Star Have Planets?

By Ken Croswell

pg. 6

Stellar Frontiers

By Virginia Trimble

Our Cosmic Horizons Part Two: The Search for Dark Matter

pg. 18

Forum

- The Real Lives of Ten Top Astrophotographers - It Was Just One of Those Nights

pg. 24

In Focus

pg. 34

Behind the Scenes

pg. 35

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 36

Equipment Atlas

By Irwin Sternberg

Build ASTRONOMY'S Star Time Clock

pg. 44

Eye on the Sky

By Robert Burnham

Capturing the Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus

pg. 50

Gazer's Gazette

By Jeff Beish, Donald C. Parker

1988: A Great Year for Mars

pg. 58

Photography in Astronomy

By Matthew F. Willson

Make Your Own Black-and-White Prints

pg. 70

AstroMart

ASTRONOMY Advertiser Index

pg. 82

AstroNews

pg. 86

AstroCalendar

pg. 90

The Backyard Astronomer

By David J. Eicher

Observing Planetaries in the Winter Hexagon

pg. 94

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

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

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