GALLERY W TECHNICOLOR MOON Jesús Navas Fernandez To the eye the Moon shows only the barest hint of color, but combining ultraviolet, visible, and infrared video frames reveals dramatic hues. DETAILS: Takahashi FS-78 apochromatic refractor, ZWO ASI1600MM video camera, and Astrodon filters. Total exposure (2,700 frames): 8.2 minutes. T GHOST CLOUDS Eric Africa The Teardrop Nebula (IC 423) adorns Orion's midsection between the Belt stars Alnilam and Mintaka. Note the dark lane along its center. To its right is smaller IC 424, which seems to have engulfed two paired stars. DETAILS: PlaneWave CDK 12.5 astrograph, SBIG STL-6303 CCD camera, and LRGB filters. Total exposure: 18.7 hours. 76 F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 7 * SK Y & TELESCOPE