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Norm Leier
with his 8" dobsonian picked up 74 Messier objects before the
clouds rolled in. |
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Scott Wilson
used his 14" Celestron to also find 74 Messier objects.
Scott graciously allowed us to use his acreage for the marathon. |
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Carter Smith
set up his 8" Meade LX-90. He had a great time using his
scope and picking out some of the wonderful deep sky objects. |
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Kevin Jaques
and his son came out to the marathon to learn about astronomy and enjoy some
great views of the sky. |
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Bob Eisner
also came out for a good look at the night sky with his refractor. |
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Marsha enjoyed
the view through Scott's C14. The Orion Nebula was a real treat! |
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Vance
Petriew had his 20" Obsession set up and managed to find 80
Messier objects before packing up in the thick fog. |
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Alden Foraie
tracked down 74 objects in his 10" Sky Mentor. It was a
frosty night with temperatures around -16 degrees Celsius and no wind. |
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Ray Chomos
came out for some observing. He set up his C8 and enjoyed
hunting down Messier objects and visiting with everyone. |
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Sam Ferris
also participated in the Messier Marathon and managed 75 objects in
his 16" dobsonian. |
