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Figure 3: As one of the mostspectacular galaxy pairings inthe sky, M81 and M82 neverfail to impress both visuallyand photographically. Thecontrast between the quietspiral form of M81 and thetortured convolutions of M82are especially appealing inphotographs. New Brunswick’sPaul Gray caught the characterof the two using an unmodifiedCanon XSi on an 8-inchf/4 AstroTech Newtoniantelescope. Exposure was37×5min at ISO 800, spreadover two nights.Figure 4: Kemble 2 is a group ofmagnitude 7-9 stars covering20ʹ in Cassiopeia. The asterismis named for the late Fr. LucianKemble (1922 - 1999), a wellknownCanadian amateurastronomer and Franciscan friar,who first described it in his notes.John Mirtle captured Kemble 2last August from B.C.’s Mt. Kobauusing a Takahashi FSQ refractorand SBIG ST-10XME camera with10 1-minute exposures in each ofR, G, and B.February / février 2011Promoting Astronomy In CanadaJRASC23