Messier Marathon

[jasonp]

Hi all. Im thinking ( if we can find somewhere ) we should try and organise a "messier marathon" Ive done one before and its really good fun.

Let me know what you think

Jason

[Gibbo]

Hi Jason

That sounds like a great idea. All we need is at least one clear night and somewhere to meet. Lol

[MadgieEm]

Sounds good....I'd be but for that

[Gibbo]

Hi MadgieEm

Whereabouts are you based (roughly)?

[jasonp]

Nights have been ok for last few days. Tonight was good. Could we use wrest park ?

[Gibbo]

Don't see why not

[jasonp]

Ok cool well how about either fri 15th feb or sun 17th. Can't do the Sat. Or weekend of 22nd Feb. however I might be away on holiday :-s

[jasonp]

Keith if you want to do an evening over wrest let me know as now I have a dob I can just sling in car

[Gibbo]

Hi Jason. I could do 17th. What dob you got?

[Daz1974]

I've moved a little nearer to wrest park now too. Could well be up for this too

[Gibbo]

Be good if you could Daz. The more the merrier!

[jasonp]

Got the 200p. I still have the 200p on the HEQ6. But the dob is so good for just setting up in A few mins

[Gibbo]

Thats the same one I have....its brilliant for a bit of quick star gazing.

[jasonp]

Yer it sure is. It's still a bit of a struggle for me at the moment with my back. But way better than the NEQ6

[Daz1974]

Got my dad a 200p for Xmas (Onesmallstep's dob actually)

He loves it but I need to get him a right angle finder as the straight through isnt hte most comfortable for him to use.

Depending on when we get to sort out an observing session I might bring him along. He's in Dunstable so if it is Wrest its easy for him to get to as well

[Gibbo]

I honestly don't believe we are ever going to get together....this weather is just a joke now. it is currently snowing heavily in my village!

[moogoomonkey]

I'm game for this

[Gibbo]

I'm game for this

Where you based moogoomonkey?

[Gibbo]

Yer it sure is. It's still a bit of a struggle for me at the moment with my back. But way better than the NEQ6

What you done to your back Jason?

[jasonp]

It's always been delicate. I've just overdone it on some projects around the house. So it's quite painful at times. It's on the mend however

[moogoomonkey]

I'm in East Herts, Bishop's Stortford near Stansted Airport, where are all you guys? I've just added a couple of you...

[jasonp]

Whos looking for Asteroid DA14 Later ?

[Gibbo]

I will certainly be trying but as usual the clouds are out in force

[jasonp]

Earlier on the weather forecast was good