J. Brit. Astron. Assoc., 108, 6, 1998, p.297 (front cover)

CCD images by British amateurs

Left: the spiral galaxy M83; right, the 'Whirlpool' galaxy M51. Images by Nik Szymanek and Ian King.

Left: The 'Ring' nebula M57 ( Robert Dalby); centre: Globular cluster M13 ( Adrian Catterall); right: the 'Swan' nebula M17 (Dalby & Catterall).

Planetary images by Terry Platt: Jupiter, 1998 Sept. 20, 00.45 UT; Saturn, 1998 August 19, 03.02 UT; Mars, 1997 March 10, 23.50 UT

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