Astronomy

7. COAXING OUT DETAILS
   Spiral galaxy M100 in the constellation
   Coma Berenices is difficult to
   photograph because of its wide
   dynamic range. Its arms are faint while
   the galaxy’s core is tiny and bright.
   M100 does lie in a colorful star field.

• Rodney Pommier

8. GO FLY A KITE
   The Kite Cluster (NGC 1664) lies against
   a rich star field in the constellation
   Auriga. You’ll find this attractive open
   cluster 2° west of Epsilon (ε) Aurigae.
   It lies some 4,000 light-years away.

• Jaspal Chadha

9. DISH IT OUT
   This two-exposure panorama shows
   one of the antennas of the Very Large
   Array in New Mexico. The Northern
   Hemisphere summer Milky Way lies
   behind it. The brightest star to the
   right of the dish is Antares (Alpha [α]
   Scorpii). • John Vermette

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