GALLERY u SPIRALS NEAR AND FAR George Williams NGC 2336 is a barred spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis. Young blue stars light up its spiral arms, while older reddish stars glow at its center. The distant spiral galaxy just to its left is PGC 213387. North is to the left. DETAILS: PlaneWave CDK24 corrected Dall-Kirkham telescope and FLI PL16803 camera. Total exposure: 15 hours through LRGB filters. q SOLAR ERUPTION Rick Schrantz This powerful solar flare emanating from active region AR 3514 was classified as an X 2.8 event - the most powerful flare thus far in Solar Cycle 25. DETAILS: 127-mm refractor and ZWO ASI174MM camera. Stack of 150 frames through DayStar Quark Chromosphere and Lunt solar hydrogen-alpha filters. 78 MAY 2024 * SKY & TELESCOPE