From: "Matthias Juchert" Subject: Messier Marathon 10/3/2002 Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 19:07:04 +0100 Hello Hartmut, 2 weeks ago, i did (together with my girlfriend Serina) my 1. Messier Marathon in Kaernten/Austria during my holidays there. The conditions were quite good! Only the eastern horizon was a problem because of some montains there. Finally, i catched 100 of 110 objects with my new 8" f/6 Meade Starfinder EQ and the help of a 10x70 Fujinon. I also observed many other objects - finally over 130! My detailed report with some pics can be found here: http://www.serifone.de/10_3_2002.html (Its in german, but I added some english comments, so everybody should understand it). I hope, you will give the report a link (together with some notes) in your great MMarathon Result-List. Clear Skies Matthias Juchert www.Serifone.de - visual Deep-Sky-Observing and more....