Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 13:18:46 -0800
From: mgw@resource-intl.com
To: spider@seds.org
Subject: Messier results.


I viewed from Henry Coe State Park south of San Jose California on the 
night of March 8.

Using a 14.5" f/5.6 dob and a 19mm Panoptic, Telrad finder, I viewed 104 
Messiers.  The only ones I was unable to find were lost in the morning:

M's 30, 72, 73, 2, 15 and 75.

Biggest surprise was M83. Huge!

Most fun was traversing the Virgo cluster.

Biggest challenge was M74.

Mark