Sketching the Messier Marathon
March and April provide us with an opportunity to test our observing skills by locating as many of the 110 Messier objects as possible from dusk to dawn near new Moon. This challenge is called a...
View Article2013 March 13/14 Messier Sketching Marathon
Wednesday evening through dawn on Thursday, I did my first run of the Messier Marathon, only I added the extra challenge of sketching it as well. Deranged? Perhaps. But if I am, then I’m in good...
View Article2013 March 16/17th – AAS Messier Marathon
Terry’s 20″ in the foreground, my 16″ to the right in the backgroundThe night of March 16-17th was our scheduled club event for the Messier Marathon for the Austin Astronomical Society. The weather was...
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