Date: Tue, Mar 19, 2012 From: Dr Ajay Pradhan Subject: Messier Marathon Results hello Astronomers Hartmut & Christine, Pleased to inform you the following: Our group published by you is here http://messier.seds.org/xtra/marathon/nayka12.txt We (group of 52 enthusiatic friends) participated for the first time in Messier Marathon on 17th March 2012 from Matheran (Scope was placed at North 19 deg 01.147' & East 073 deg 17.087'). We spotted a total of 16 Messier objects (all new & never-seen-before for us all!). Messier Objects spotted were: M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M13, M29, M35, M36, M41, M42, M44, M45, M53, M57 & M104 = total 16. Being new to the scope & a big crowd, we watched all these M-objects in both high & low powers in all the 3 telescopes installed! It took time. Our Instruments: Skywatcher 6-inch Dobson with 25mm & 10mm EP + 80 mm Reflector + Nikon Spotting Scope 20x60mm + Nikon Binocular 10x25mm + many binoculars of the Participants. Also we are re-participating on 24th March Saturday Night in Messier Marathon & hope to increase our tally. Thank you :) www.drajaypradhan.com