W UNR AVELING GAL A XIES Nicholas Rolland Although seemingly tearing each other apart, colliding galaxies NGC 4038 (top) and NGC 4039 are merging into a single object. This represents the likely fate of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies too. DETAILS: PlaneWave Instruments CDK17 with SBIG STXL-11002 CCD camera. Total exposure: 27.1 hours through LRGB and hydrogenalpha filters. T BEACON BELOW THE STARS Barry Burgess The Cape Auguet Lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada, shines below the rising Milky Way. DETAILS: Canon EOS 6D DSLR camera with Sigma 14mm lens. Total exposure: 30 seconds at f/2.8, ISO 1250. Gallery showcases the finest astronomical images that our readers submit to us. Send your best shots to gallery@skyandtelescope.org. See skyandtelescope.org/aboutsky/guidelines. Visit skyandtelescope.org/gallery for more of our readers' astrophotos. sk yandtelescope.org * AUGUST 2 02 0 77http://www.skyandtelescope.org/gallery http://www.skyandtelescope.org/aboutsky/guidelines http://www.skyandtelescope.org