Gallery showcases the finest astronomical images submitted to us by our readers. Send your best shots to gallery@SkyandTelescope.com. See SkyandTelescope.com/aboutsky/guidelines. J. Kelly Beatty Gallery ◀ STUNNING SIRIUS Greg Parker A beacon that gleams in even the most light-polluted skies, Sirius is the brightest of all nighttime stars - in part due to its proximity, just 8.6 light-years away. Details: Takahashi Sky 90 apochromatic refractor and Starlight Xpress M26C CCD camera. Total exposure: 1 hour. ▾ AURORAL INTRUDER Matt Skinner A fireball from the Taurid meteor shower adds more drama to an auroral display in the predawn sky near Anchorage, Alaska, on November 4, 2015. A waning crescent Moon (far right) illuminates the terrain. Details: Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR camera used at ISO 1250 with a 14-mm lens. Exposure: 2 seconds. Sk yandTelescope.com March 2016 73http://www.SkyandTelescope.com/aboutsky/guidelines http://www.SkyandTelescope.com