[QUOTE=davewaldo;227166]Congrats on your 100th Messier Ron. Well done! [/QUOTE
Thanks Dave, I found two more tonight M97, The Owl Planetary Nebula, and M 108 ,a spiral galaxy.
I thought I couldnt see them from my observatory, but Wes (Zubanel) when I showed him M101 said that M97 could be also visible and also M108,so three Messiers in 2 nights
They where not visible in the 8" because of the hight of the walls of the observatory so I never thought to try in the 16"
These M objects are north of dec +55. They are listed in RA order.
M103, M81, M82, M108, M97, M40, M102 & M52
Congratulations Ron on seeing M97 & M108.
Excellent Ron. Which M objects are you still looking for?
Glen, after checking my observing for my Messier observations I only need 5, M40 M52 M81,M82 and M103.
M102 is classed as a duplicate of M101, but when I looked up SEDS this is what I found. http://seds.org/messier/m/m102.html.
Needless to say they are all to far north from this location to observe
I hope to bag a t leaste a couple more next year on the trip north
I have the May 2007 edition of Astronomy Now mag, which included a wonderful colour poster of all Messier objects and it indeed lists & shows M102 as follows:
"M102 - Spiral galaxy.
RA 15h 06.5m, Dec +55° 46',
mag: +10.7
Constellation : Draco"
The image is a wider field view of the same galaxy shown in that SEDS link you posted Ron.
Thanks Steve, I came across this Messier page the other day. http://www.ngcic.org/dss/dss_messier.asp
Click on M x data to get more info. The historical notes on M102 are interesting.
Which M objects are you still looking for?
too far north for me
Glen, after checking my observing for my Messier observations I only need 5, M40 M52 M81,M82 and M103.
