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| Tom Hoffelder |
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| Francis O'Reilly, Esq. |
In the mid-1700s, French astronomer, Charles Messier, compiled a catalog of deep space objects (galaxies, star clusters, nebulae) that he observed when trying to find comets; there are 110 Messier objects. In 1976, amateur astronomers, Tom Hoffelder and Tom Reiland, created the Messier Marathon. Tom told of the circumstances that led to the creation the yearly Messier Marathon and then we had the privilege of a demonstration of an "attack" strategy for locating as many Messier objects as possible in one evening! Francis O'Reilly, Esq. is a former Custer Board Member and a member of the Antique Telescope Society.
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| More info on the Messier Marathon |
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