Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 07:01:19 -0500 From: Rodger Blake Subject: OVAS 2003 messier Marathon Hi, Our clubs Messier Marathon was last night – well all night. 4 members attended. Dave Tolley – TV 101 - 80(+) objects, Don Kemper - 10" Cave reflector – 98 objects, Rodger Blake – 10" f5.6 Discovery Dob – 102 objects. Jeff Ball – well Jeff just imaged with his medium format camera in peeked through our scopes. Seeing was very good for our area, transparency was probably 8/10, no clouds. Site: Greasy Ridge – old strip mine (rehabbed as meadows) in Lawrence County, Ohio. Gound was muddy. Limiting magnitude was about 5.5 – did not do an accurate assessment, to busy finding things. /Rodger Blake “OVAS” web master http://www.ovas.org