Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 23:46:26 +0100 From: Kevin Deakes To: spider Subject: Messier Marathon 2003 results On March 22/23 the Sheffield Astronomical Society (http://www.sheffieldastro.org.uk) once again attempted to image as many of the 100 Messier objects accessible that night using an LX200 and Starlight Xpress CCD camera. With very good weather conditions 98 Messier objects were captured, improving substantially on last year's effort of 71. A report on the event can be found online at http://www.sheffieldastro.org.uk/sas-marathon2003.htm Regards -- Kevin Deakes Vice-president Sheffield Astronomical Society