SAC Observing: All Arizona Messier Marathon Report/Results By Rick Tejera * Report posted on AZ-Observing: http://www.freelists.org/post/az-observing/AAMM-Update,1 * Pictures of the AAMM by Tom Polakis: http://www.pbase.com/polakis/marathon2013 Observer Club Hometown Optics Observed Notes Dr. Salvador Aguirre AL Hermosillo, MX 6" SCT 109 1/2 Missed M30 Claude Haynes EVAC Gilbert 10" SCT 109 Missed M30 Jimmy Ray SAC Glendale 11" SCT 109 Missed M30 George Robinson AL Auburn, CA 14 F/4.6 Dob 109 Missed M30, From memory Don Pfirrmann SAC+EVAC Sun City West 15" f/4.5 Dob 109 Missed M30 Jack Jones SAC Phoenix 20" f/5 Dob 109 Missed M30 Joan McGue SAC Phoenix 8" f/6 Dob 109 Missed M30 David Trogan EVAC Mesa 8" SCT 109 Missed M30 Paul Lind SAC Phoenix 14.5" f/5 Dob 108 Missed M74 & M30 Ken Sikes None Chandler 10" SCT 108 Missed M74 & M30 Rick Tejera SAC Glendale 8" f/6 Dob 108 Missed M74 & M30 Mike & Debby Luciano EVAC Gilbert 8" SCT 108 Missed M74 & M30 Paul Dickson SAC Phoenix Televue Pronto 108 Missed M74 & M30 Gerald Dubesa AL Roseville, CA 10" f4/7 Dob 107 Missed M72, M73, M30 Ray Vorbeck SAC Glendale 8" f/10 SCT 107 Missed M74, M77, M30 Rick Rotramel SAC Phoenix 10" f/5.8 107 Missed M72, M73, M30 Edward Thomas EVAC Phoenix 11" SCT 107 Missed M74, M77, M30 Shane Eigell EVAC Gilbert 8" Newt 107 Missed M74, M77, M30 Paul Bennett None Phoenix Astro Starfire 106 Missed M74, M77, M33, M30 Roger Waters EVAC Mesa 18" Dob 99 Veda Thomas EVAC Phoenix 11" SCT 95 Douglas Wiese HDAC Lake Havasu C. 11x80 Binos 94 Jeff Trogan EVAC Mesa 8" SCT 68 Toni Wiles SAC Goodyear 15" f/4.5 66 Keith & Erik Favreau SAC Goodyear ? SCT 64 Todd Craig None Tempe 10 Dob 61 Bob Pejovic None Chicago, IL 6" f/6 Dob 27 Brain & Brenna Helman SAC Peoria 16" Dob 26 Stephan Cole EVAC Chandler 114mm 22 John Burluras (SP?) None Fountain Hills 6" f/6 Dob 20 Michael Collins SAC Chandler 6mm f/1.0 5 Naked Eye Imagers Chris Johnson SAC Goodyear TOA-150+ST4k 105 Missed M13, M30, M73, M101, M102 (NGC5866) Howard Anderson EVAC Tempe 10" LX200+ST4k 103 Missed M6, M7, M103, M55, M103, M72, M73, M30 -- AL: Astronomical League HDAC: High Desert Astronomy Club TOA-150+ST4k: Takahashi TOA-150 - ST-4000XCM - Paramount MX - ACP & ACP Scheduler - 180 second exposure ST4k: ST4000