J. Kelly Beatty Gallery 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. CALIFORNIA CRUISIN' Kfir Simon This colorful composite of the California Nebula (NGC 1499) shows the nebula's rich details, illuminated and excited in part by light from the hot, bluish star Xi Persei at upper right. Details: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 APO refractor and SBIG ST-8300M CCD camera used with Baader Hα, O III, and S II filters. Total exposure: 16 hours. Sk yandTelescope.com November 2015 69http://www.SkyandTelescope.com/aboutsky/guidelines http://www.SkyandTelescope.com