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Sean Walker<br />
Gallery<br />
▴ GLOBULAR HOUSE CALL<br />
Gerald Rhemann<br />
Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1) sports a faint<br />
anti-tail <strong>as</strong> it p<strong>as</strong>sed by globular cluster M92<br />
in Hercules on the evening of February 3rd.<br />
Details: ASA 12-inch f/3.6 <strong>as</strong>trograph with FLI<br />
ML8300 CCD camera. Total exposure w<strong>as</strong> 35<br />
minutes through color fi lters.<br />
▶ DUSTY SISTERS<br />
Dean Salman<br />
The Pleiades’ stars in Taurus are rewarding<br />
targets for observers and imagers alike.<br />
Any telescopic view will reveal dozens of<br />
members in <strong>this</strong> nearby cluster, while long<br />
exposures highlight the bluish refl ection<br />
nebulosity surrounding the stars.<br />
Details: Intes-Micro MN84 Maksutov-Newtonian<br />
telescope with QSI 583wsg CCD camera.<br />
Total exposure w<strong>as</strong> 6½ hours through Astrodon<br />
color fi lters.<br />
76 May 2012 sky & telescope
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