From:    Dr Ajay Pradhan
Subject: WanderLust Adventures' 2nd Messier Marathon Reports for 2013
         (on 16-17 March 2013)
Date:    Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 9:00 AM

Hello Astronomers Hartmut & Christine,
  
Pleased to inform you the following:
  
Group Name: WanderLust Adventures.
We (group of 10 enthusiatic friends) participated for the fourth time in 
Messier Marathon on 16th -17th March 2013, Saturday night from Saralgaon, 
Maharashtra, India. This is our second Messier Marathon for 2013. The first 
one was on 9th-10th March 2013, when we spotted a total of 62 M-objects! & 
report of this one has been submitted to you earlier.
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TEAM-WORK: Total 60 Messier objects out of total 110 M-objects, on 16th-17th 
March 2013.
M3, M4, M5, M6, M8, M10, M12, M13, M19, M20, M21, M27, M29, M35, M36, M37, 
M38, M39, M40, M41, M42, M43, M44, M45, M46, M47, M49, M51, M53, M56, M57, 
M58, M59, M60, M61, M64, M67, M68, M71, M80, M81, M82, M83, M84, M85, M86, 
M87, M88, M89, M90, M91, M92, M93, M97, M98, M99, M100, M101, M102, M104. 
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INSTRUMENT: 6-inch (150 mm) Dobsonian Telescope with 25mm & 10mm eyepieces & 
5-inch Newtonian reflector on EQ mount.
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Credits: 
Sky Chart tracking, Binocular hunting & Laser tagging by Dr Ajay Pradhan.
Telescope tracking by Jasraj Date.
Record keeping (ticking in logbook & descriptions in voice) by Akshay.
Astrophotography of constellations & Milky way by Dr Ajay Pradhan & 
  Dr Ashish Nanabhai Sir – constellations & Milky Way.
Astrophotography of M-objects & Deep Sky objects by Sagar Tanavade – 
  shot deep sky objects.
Enthusiasm to do all this provided by dear participants & none of us slept!
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OUR TEAM OF 10 FRIENDS:
 1) Dr. Ajay Pradhan.
 2) Dr. Milind Padhye.
 3) Dr. Ashish Nanabhai.
 4) Sagar Tanavade.
 5) Jasraj Date.
 6) Dr. Priya NIsar.
 7) Dr. Shalibhadra Hakani.
 8) Akshay.
9) Pranjal Chaudhari.
10) Girish.
If I have missed anybody's name, it is unintentional.
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With warm regards & wishes for clear skies,
 Dr. Ajay Pradhan, BHMS.
 (www.drajaypradhan.com)