Guy decided to do a Messier Marathon while in New Mexico, spured on by good weather predictions and the rest of us back home. He gave us blow-by-blow reports as he used his binoculars and telescope. It was amazing. He also squeezed in a bonus object: Omega Centauri.
He said, at the end, "I remember hearing a talk at the Winter Star Party back in the early 1990's, in which the speaker said that Messier Marathons are supposed to be a fun social event and that anyone who does one alone should have his/her head examined."
I, for one, am very glad he did it.
Friday, March 23, 2012
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