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ASNH member Al Johnson is a long-time amateur astronomer and astrophotographer. His skill and experience are obvious in these beautiful images, all taken with an SBIG STF8300C camera on a Takahashi FS102 refractor/CGEM-DX mount.

Messier 42, the Orion Nebula:

Messier 45, the Pleiades:

Messier 13, globular cluster in Hercules (and galaxy NGC 6207 near lower right corner):

Messier 8, the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius: