From:    Dr Ajay Pradhan
Subject: WanderLust Adventures' Messier Marathon 2013 results & reports
Date:    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 11:08 AM

Hello Astronomers Hartmut & Christine,
 
Pleased to inform you the following:
 
Group Name: WanderLust Adventures.
 
We (group of 29 enthusiatic friends) participated for the third time in  
Messier Marathon on 9th March 2013, Saturday night from Matheran, 
Maharashtra, India.
 
(Scope was placed at  North 19 deg 01.147' & East 073 deg 17.087').
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62 M-objects
 
 
M1 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M11 M13 M16 M17 M18 M19 M22 M24 M25 M28 M29 M31 M34 M36 
M37 M38 M40 M41 M42 M43 M44 M45 M46 M47 M48 m50 M54 M57 M58 M59 M60 M62 
M65 M66 M67 M70 M78 M79 M81 M82 M83 M84 M85 M87 M88 M89 M90 M91 M92 M93 
M94 M97 M99 M100 M104 M106
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INSTRUMENT: 6-inch (150 mm) Dobsonian Telescope with 25mm & 10mm eyepieces.
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Credits: 
 
Telescope tracking by Dr Milind Padhye Sir.
 
Sky Chart tracking by Dr.Pradumna Mamtora Sir.
 
Binocular hunting & Laser tagging by Dr Ajay Pradhan.
 
Record keeping (ticking in logbook & descriptions in voice) by Dr Shreya Bala.
 
Systematic following of sequence of M-objects & their descriptions in 
magnitude, photos provided by Dr Veena Madavi.
 
Astrophotography of constellations & Milky way by Dr Ashish Nanabhai Sir - 
shot using Nikon DSLR on tripod with 18-105 mm zoom lens - photos of Orion, 
Taurus, Scorpio, Ursa Major, Pleiades & Milky Way.
 
Astrophotography of M-objects & Deep Sky objects by Sagar Tanavade - shot 
using Orion 80 mm refractor with EQ-5 mount and Canon 7D DSLR - shot Crab 
nebula, Ring nebula, Sombrero galaxy, C-84 star cluster.
 
Tracking of objects in telescope maintained by Sagar Vedpathak.
 
Enthusiasm to do all this provided by dear participants, some of who slept 
and some of who stayed awake & red-eyed.
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OUR TEAM OF 29 FRIENDS:
1) Ashok Pradhan.
2) Dr. Ajay Pradhan.
3) Dr. Milind Padhye.
4) Dr. Pradumna Mamtora.
5) Dr. Ashish Nanabhai.
6) Sagar Tanavade.
7) Dr. Shreya Bala.
8) Dr. Veena Madavi.
9) Sagar Vedpathak.
10) Dr. Priya NIsar.
11) Dr. Manjusha Padhye.
12) Bhavna Mamtora.
13) Abhay Vedpathak.
14) Vaishali Vedpathak.
15) Chaitali Pednekar.
16) Ayesha Biem.
17) Girish Shenoy.
18) Yash Doshi.
19) Vidhisha Mukhia.
20) Tejas Wani.
21) Samarth Shastri.
22) Nikita Pawar.
23) Vipul Prajapati.
24) Urvi Prajapati.
25) Manan Shah.
26) Nachiketa Bhatt.
27) Deepak Kumar.
28) Nisha Deepak.
29) Aarav Malde.
 
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)