Kelly Beatty Gallery ◀ HEART OF THE SOUL Steven Coates This false-color portrait of the Soul Nebula, IC 1871 in Cassiopeia, reveals the tortured shapes carved by fierce, ionizing winds from recently formed stars embedded in the cloud. Details: Explore Scientific ED127mm with QSI 683wsg-8 CCD camera. Total exposure was 10 hours through Astrodon narrowband filters. ▾ PERFECT FIREBALL Brett Abernethy A brilliant sporadic fireball skewers Orion early last December 20th, lighting up Mount Rundle and the snow-covered shoreline of nearby Johnson Lake in southern Alberta. Details: Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR with Zeiss 21-mm lens. Total exposure was 49 seconds at f/4 and ISO 3200. 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 for more information. Sk yandTelescope.com April 2015 77http://www.SkyandTelescope.com/aboutsky/guidelines http://www.SkyandTelescope.com