GALLERY u GALACTIC TRIO Mario Motta Arp 286 is a trio of spiral galaxies almost 90 million light-years away in Virgo. Gravitational interactions with NGC 5566 (bottom) have stretched out the arms of NGC 5560 (right), while NGC 5569 (top left) appears relatively unaffected. DETAILS: 32-inch home-built relay telescope and ZWO ASI6200 camera. Total exposure: 3.5 hours through LRGB filters. q ISLAND LIGHT SHOW Barry Burgess On August 13th, several Perseid meteors cut across the sky above the coast of the Aspotogan Peninsula in Nova Scotia, Canada. DETAILS: Canon 6D camera with Rokinon 20-mm lens. Total exposure: 1 minute at f/1.8, ISO 1600. 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. 78 DECEMBER 2023 * SKY & TELESCOPEhttp://www.skyandtelescope.org/aboutsky/guidelines http://www.skyandtelescope.org/gallery