October 1985
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
Don’t Miss Halley’s Comet!
Mining Old Silver: The 1910 Photos
Forum
– Comet Halley – Beyond the Hype
– Flammarion and the Comet’s Poisonous Tail
– Dark Skies for Comet Halley
– The Lost Stars of James South
– Hot Tub Astronomy
– Flammarion and the Comet’s Poisonous Tail
– Dark Skies for Comet Halley
– The Lost Stars of James South
– Hot Tub Astronomy
Anatomy of a Comet
Space Probes to Comet Halley
Since Last Time . . .
In Focus
Behind the Scenes
Photography in Astronomy
Celestial Photography Is Easier Than You Think
Eye on the Sky
A Month of Showers
Equipment Atlas
The 1985 ASTRONOMY Guide to Telescopes
AstroReviews
Astronomical Equipment Directory
Stellar Frontiers
A Halley Chronicle
AstroNews
AstroCalendar
AstroMart
Gazer’s Gazette
The Skies Belong to Everyone
The Backyard Astronomer
Pisces