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