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72 March 2014 sky & telescope

Sean Walker

Gallery

▶ (^) A COLORFUL ROSE
Fred Herrmann
The open cluster NGC 2244 nestles in
the Rosette Nebula of Monoceros, sur-
rounded by extended nebulosity.
Details: Takahashi FSQ-106N astrograph
with SBIG STL-11000M CCD camera.
Total exposure was 4⅞ hours through
narrowband and color fi lters.
▾ (^) LOVEJOY SURPRISE
P-M Hedén
Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) puts on
a wonderful display among the stars
of Canes Venatici on the evening of
November 27, 2013.
Details: Canon EOS 6D DSLR camera
with Pentax 105-mm lens. Total exposure
was 15 seconds at ISO 8000.
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