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21 years 4 months ago #291
by albertw
Albert White MSc FRAS
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Messier Marathon was created by albertw
www.davidpaulgreen.com/tumol.html
has some nice software for this challenge, as well as a printable (206 page) Ultimate Messier Object Log, which includes notes, difficulty scales, starmaps and photos of the objects.
Cheers,
~Al
Cheers,
~Al
Albert White MSc FRAS
Chairperson, International Dark Sky Association - Irish Section
www.darksky.ie/
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21 years 4 months ago #298
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I use this software and I can heartily recommend it. It's well laid out, fairly user friendly and intuitive and a great way to record your Messier finds. He's working on one for the Caldwell list too, but it's not quite finished yet
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21 years 3 months ago #573
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Shane Culleton.
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Has anybody out there got any experience of running the Messier Marathon, whether successfully or not? Is it a worthwhile exercise? I find it an interesting idea, but I've often wondered about what the real purpose behind it is. Is it to log objects, or just practise using a scope and tracking down faint fuzzies?
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