Presents a sky chart for October, 1972, and a calendar of astronomical phenomena for October, 1972 for teachers to use in planning astronomical instruction. (AL)

Short articles describe techniques suitable for junior high school science, including the construction of a night dial,'' an instrument developed in the sixteenth century for telling the time from the stars; a method of producing microphotographs, and a method of conceiving of weightlessness. (AL)

Describes activities that can be done before and during the Solar Eclipse that is to occur on Saturday, March 7, 1970. Examples are: making a sun clock, charting the path of the sun, tracking the moon, predicting the eclipse, measuring the size of sun and moon, and observing the eclipse. (BR)

The National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel is summarized with regard to physicists and astronomers. Included are salary distributions for physical scientists, median salaries of physicists by employer, educational and work experience. Unemployment figures are presented. Separate data for women are included. (TS)

Presents the history of the discovery of pulsars, observations that have been made on pulsar radiation, and theories that have been presented for its presence and origin. Illustrations using pulsar's properties are presented in mechanics, electromagnetic radiation and thermodynamics. (DS)

Discusses the nature of and current research related to binary stars, indicating that the knowledge that most stars come in pairs is critical to the understanding of stellar phenomena. Subjects addressed include aberrant stellar behavior, x-ray binaries, lobes/disks, close binaries, planetary nebulas, and formation/evolution of binaries. (JN)

Lists references from biographical dictionaries, encyclopedias, books, and periodical literature that deal with the scientific achievements of women in the areas of physics and astronomy. This bibliography indicates where material can be located on the lives and contributions of these women scientists. (CS)

A journal prepared by an astronomer describes the lunar and planetary sky formations that will be visible each month of 1982. (CM)