Re: Messier Marathon Object Ordering (?)


"Greg Crinklaw" <theskyhoundyoureye@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1206s8onbmsev78@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tom Polakis wrote:
Greg's location is probably in the 99th percentile of s.a.a. for *not*
being murky or light polluted, by the way.

Assuming I can find a spot with a clear view of both horizons! ;-) Up here in top of the mountain there are too many trees. Most people go down to the desert, but then you have mountains blocking some of the horizon and you give up 4300 ft in elevation. To tell you the truth I'm not sure at all that I can get both M74 and M30 from the same spot.

Clear skies,
Greg

If I take down the big Oak, and go up on my roof, I might be able to do both horizons in one day. ;-)

I'll have to ask around to find out if the planned site for the local marathon is going to work for the entire list. I've been to the site before, and frankly I don't imagine that the whole list can be managed there in one night.... I could be wrong.

My backup plan is to do this in "as few nights as possible". (Instead of the 3 years it took me to do the year-long marathon... :-) ).

.

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