
October 1981
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 Star Clouds of Magellan
The Voyager Casebook
Forum
– Parallel Universe: A Tale of Two SETIs
– Shuttle: Another Giant Step or a Military Tool?
– New Ideas for an Old Planetarium
– Shuttle: Another Giant Step or a Military Tool?
– New Ideas for an Old Planetarium
Eye on the Sky
Venus Shines Low in the Evening Sky
In Focus
Behind the Scenes
Equipment Atlas
1981 Telescope Buyer’s Guide
Gazer’s Gazette
Starting an Amateur Astronomy Club
Photography in Astronomy
How to Save Money on Astrophotography
AstroNews
Astronomy Reviews
Stellar Frontiers
The Infrared Universe, Part 2
AstroMart
Through the Eyepiece
Close-up on Cepheus