My very first proper glossy publication was in US Sky & Telescope in June 1987.
It was a two page feature on an award winning eductaional display Atilla Horvath and
I developed for Schools in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1984/5.

Here is the Milky Way mozaic panel: http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/110764272/original