... SH2-132 - The "Dumbledore Nebula" . ... It lies at a degree southeast of Epsilon Cep, and has a size of about 40 arc minutes. It's easy to locate because of its proximity to the distinctive triangle of stars formed by delta, epsilon and zeta Cephei (delta Cep is the prototypical Cepheid variable). ... Ha: 17x30 minutes (8.5 hours) . OIII: 19 x 30 minutes (9.5 hours) . SII: 22 x 30 minutes (11 hours) . ... For each data set: . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... SCOTT CARPENTER . NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) . Scott Carpenter, a dynamic pioneer of modern exploration, had the unique distinction of being the first human ever to penetrate both inner and outer space, thereby acquiring the dual title, Astronaut/Aquanaut. ... Commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1949, he was given flight training at Pensacola, Florida, and Corpus Christi, Texas and designated a Naval Aviator in April, 1951. ... OCTOBER 2013 . ...

... Printed in U.S.A. ( YOUNG STELLAR NUCLEI IN THE LENTICULAR GALAXIES. ... We пnd a rather young stellar nucleus, with a mean population age of 1.5 ^ 0.5 Gyr, which is more metal­rich than the bulge at RB 1 kpc by an order of magnitude. ... But the center of a galaxy is a special place ; the stellar nucleus may have a particular evolution that di+ers from the evolution of the whole galaxy. ... We have detected intermediate­age stellar popu­ lations in the centers of these galaxies. ...

Chairman: Mark Lopez (609) 393-2565 mal455@earthlink.net Editor: Victor Belanger (609) 448-8598 vic@apink.com Assistant Director: John Miller (609) 252-1223 jcm726@earthlink.net Volume 32 From The Program Chairman I know that most of you are regular readers of Sky Telescope and Astronomy magazines, and like myself, you are also frequent visitors to NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day web site ... He began astro-imaging in1996 with a 10" Schmidt Cassegrain and a CCD camera. ...