All Sky Messier Catalog

[glenc (Glen)]

IC 1459 in Grus is 95 million light years away, the most distant galaxy in the All Sky Messier Catalog. Barnard found this magnitude 10 object. I looked at it last night with my 12" Dob and it was bright. It is between a mag 11 and a mag 12 star. The elongated galaxy IC 5264 just south of it was only just visible with averted vision.
Here is a 56' x 56' wikisky.org image: http://picasaweb.google.com/dunlop18...93000869830802
Mike took this magnificent image: http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...94112/original

[glenc (Glen)]

The first article in the book Astronomy 2010 describes 36 objects from the All Sky Messier Catalog.
The list on pages 140-141 also contains 184 objects selected from the ASMC.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/73-332-0-0-1-0.html

[glenc (Glen)]

The attached MS Word file lists 27 ASMC objects south of declination +52 for October and November.

[dannat (Daniel)]

Glenn is there a prise for the first to observe all on the list?

[glenc (Glen)]

Yes bragging rights.