May 1988

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Features

Pioneering Astronomy at Lick Observatory

By John R. Gustafson

pg. 6

ASTRONOMY Reader Poll Results: Shaping America's Future in Space

By Kristine R. Majdacic

pg. 16

Radio Astronomy Looks to Space

By Kurt W. Weiler, Brian K. Dennison, Kenneth J. Johnston

pg. 18

Forum

- The Joys of Rural Stargazing - Fighting Astrofiction with Facts in the Media - How I Learned to Coexist with Trees

pg. 28

In Focus

pg. 38

Behind the Scenes

pg. 39

Stellar Frontiers

By Adrian L. Melott

Our Cosmic Horizons Part Four: Re-creating the Universe

pg. 42

Eye on the Sky

By Robert Burnham

Mercury's Best Show for 1988

pg. 50

ASTRONOMY's 1988 Summer Guide

- Lineup of Events in the United States and Canada - Comprehensive Directory of Clubs, Planetariums, and Observatories

pg. 60

Astronomy Reviews

pg. 76

AstroNews

pg. 84

AstroCalendar

pg. 87

AstroMart

ASTRONOMY Advertiser Index

pg. 89

The Backyard Astronomer

By David J. Eicher

A Slew of Springtime Stars

pg. 94

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

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

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