GALLERY u THE EYES HAVE IT Terry Hancock This section of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies features a handful of spirals and ellipticals. Near the top are NGC 4438 and 4435, interacting galaxies known together as "The Eyes." The large eliptical (bottom) is M86, flanked by spiral galaxies NGC 4425 and 4413 at left, and NGC 4402 to its right. DETAILS: AG Optical Systems 12½-inch Imaging Harmer Wynne astrograph with QHY163M CMOS camera and Optolong LRGB filters. Total exposure: 2.3 hours. CROWNING CASTLE Amirreza Kamkar The Milky Way rises above the ruins of Karshahi Castle near Kashan, Iran. At far right is Jupiter in the constellation Libra, while Mars pairs with like-colored Antares in Scorpius. To their lower left is Saturn, just left of the golden central bulge of our home galaxy. DETAILS: Modified Camon EOS 6D DSLR camera with Samyang 24-mm lens at f/2.8. Total exposure: 15 seconds at ISO 6400. 74 J U LY 2 0 1 8 * S K Y & T E L E S C O P E