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Partial Lunar Eclipse (left)

By Milan Kamenicky
In the gathering dawn last March 24th, the partially eclipsed Moon
was captured above a church spire in the Slovakian town of Lipovsk
Tepl. At maximum eclipse, which was widely seen throughout North
and South America, 8 percent of the Moons disk remained in sunlight.
Eastern Veil Nebula (facing page)
By Robert Bickel
Some 30,000 years before the dawn of recorded history a huge stellar
explosion sent a blast wave spreading outward to create what is seen
today as the Veil Nebula in Cygnus. A broken loop 212 in diameter, the
nebula has several major components. The eastern section pictured
here is known as NGC 6992 (upper arc) and NGC 6995 (lower segment).
Both are visible under dark skies with modest-aperture telescopes.
Heart of the Lagoon (below)
By Pablo Prado
M8, the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius, is one of the three brightest
nebulae in the sky. While most photographs show the whole object,
this view concentrates on the luminous central portion and the tiny
hourglass feature readily visible in small telescopes. Prado is the resident observer at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.

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The Double Cluster (above left)

By Michael Stecker
This close pairing of two open star clusters in the Perseus
Milky Way has captivated observers for centuries. Visible
to the unaided eye under a clear, dark sky, the Double
Cluster is a stunning sight in any optical instrument from
small binoculars to large backyard telescopes.

NGC 7023 (above right)

By Bob and Janice Fera
Considering that it is one of the brightest nebulae in
the far-northern sky, NGC 7023 in Cepheus is not well
known among amateurs. Nevertheless it is easily located surrounding a hot, blue 7th-magnitude star. The
stars light is reflected from dust to form the visible
portion of the nebula.

IC 1318 (left)
By Chuck Vaughn
Astrophotographers sometimes refer to the brightest
portions of IC 1318 as the Butterfly Nebula. It is a glowing cloud of hydrogen near the 2nd-magnitude star
Gamma Cygni (bottom) at the center of the Northern
Cross asterism. The field surrounding Gamma is filled
with dim nebulosity and bright star fields, making it a rewarding sight for observers using rich-field telescopes.

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Barnards Loop
By Thomas Reddmann, Heinz Deininger, and Frank Hase
The familiar Orion Nebula (bottom) and the nebulous backdrop for the Horsehead Nebula (center) comprise merely the
brightest portions of a huge complex of dust and gas revealed in this CCD image made in hydrogen-alpha light by
three German amateurs.
Lunar Apennines
By Grard Therin
The Apennines are an impressive lunar mountain range
stretching some 600 kilometers (360 miles) along the southeast border of Mare Imbrium. Some of the peaks reach altitudes exceeding 5,000 meters (16,400 feet). Hadley Rille appears near the center of this 350-km-wide view.
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The Orion Nebula

By Paolo Candy
Geostationary satellites remain fixed relative
to an observers horizon but appear to drift
against the starry backdrop for any camera
tracking the skys motion. As seen from midnorthern latitudes, most geostationary satellites appear near the declination of the Orion
Nebula. Italian astrophotographer Paolo
Candy caught one crossing this familiar deepsky target during a 30-minute exposure.
HOW THEY DID IT
IC 1318
5-inch f/9 Astro-Physics refractor, 150-minute exposure on gas-hypered Kodak Technical Pan 2415 film.
Field 1 wide centered at 20 h 26m, +40 14; east is up,
north is to the right.

Partial Lunar Eclipse

Nikon camera, Zeiss 300-mm f/4 lens set at f/5.6,
1-second exposure on Fujicolor Super G200 film at
4:06 Universal Time.

Barnards Loop
Nikon 58-millimeter f/1.2 lens, Compuscope CCD
camera equipped with a Kodak KAF-1600 detector.
Hydrogen-alpha filter with a 150-angstrom-wide
bandpass, 30-minute exposure. Field 11 12 wide centered at 5 h 43m, 12; north is up.

Heart of the Lagoon

University of Torontos 24-inch f/15 Cassegrain reflector, 30-minute exposure on gas-hypersensitized
Kodak Ektar 1000 color negative film. Field 12' wide
centered at 18h 3.5m, 24 23'; north is up.

Lunar Apennines
Takahashi 225-mm (9 14-inch) Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescope operating at f/30 with Barlow projection,
HiSIS 22 CCD camera, 0.04-second exposure.

Eastern Veil Nebula

8-inch f/6 Newtonian reflector, two 30-minute exposures on Kodak Pro 400 PPF color-negative film. The
negatives were scanned, then combined and enhanced with Adobe Photoshop by Bickels friend,
Chuck Vaughn. Field 1 wide centered at
20h 56m, +31 13; north is up.
The Double Cluster
6-inch f/7 Astro-Physics refractor, 15-minute exposure on gas-hypered Kodak Pro 400 PPF color negative film. Field 1 wide centered at 2h 21.5m, +57 8';
north is up.
NGC 7023
11-inch Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
working at f/10, two 120-minute exposures on gashypered Fujicolor Super HG400 color-negative film.
Negatives stacked and printed. Field 13 wide centered at 21h 2m, +68 10'; north is to the upper left.
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The Orion Nebula

14-inch Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
working at f/4.3, Fujicolor NPH 400 color-negative
film, 30-minute exposure. Field 1 wide centered at 5h
35m, 5 14; north is at upper right.
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