t DUSTY GALAXY Bob Fera and Eric Coles Edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891 in Andromeda displays a dark dust lane and bright central bulge. Dusty filaments are seen extending hundreds of light-years above and below this galaxy's centerline. DETAILS: PlaneWave CDK20 telescope and Moravian Instruments C3-61000 PRO camera. Total exposure: 15 hours through LRGB filters. q SHRINE TO THE STARS Bob Horton Stargazers gather beside the McGregor Observatory on Breezy Hill as a Perseid meteor cuts across the Milky Way during the 2022 Stellafane amateur telescope makers convention in Vermont. DETAILS: Nikon Df camera with 20-mm lens. Total exposure: 18.6 seconds at f/1.8, ISO 3200. sk yand tele scope .o r g * MAY 2023 77https://skyandtelescope.org/