Messier Marathon 2015

I want to comment how was my Messier Marathon.

This year, as I have my new 203mm or 8 inch telescope, I decided to participate, since few years back I try with my telescope 114mm or 4 inches and went really wrong.

This year I have been able to see or distinguish 46 of the 110.

It took me all Friday night and Saturday was almost impossible because wind and clouds were against me.

I leave the list of what I could see, I hope to hear your opinions and suggestions, the list is organized by observation.

No Messier # NGC# Constelacion

• 1 M77 1068 Cetus
• 2 M74 628 Psis
• 3 M31 224 Andromedas
• 4 M32 221 Andromedas
• 5 M110 205 Andromedas
• 6 M52 7654 Casiopea
• 7 M103 581 Casiopea
• 8 M34 1039 Perseus
• 9 M45  Taurus
• 10 M79 1904 Lepus
• 11 M42 1976 Orion
• 12 M43 1982 Orion
• 13 M78 2068 Orion
• 14 M35 2168 Gemini
• 15 M37 2099 Auriga.
• 16 M37 1960 Auriga.
• 17 M38 1912 Auriga.
• 18 M47 2422 Puppis
• 19 M46 2437 Puppis
• 20 M48 2548 Hydrus
• 21 M44 2632 Cancer
• 22 M67 2682 Cancer
• 23 M65 3623 Leo
• 24 M66 2627 Leo
• 25 M51 5194 Canes Venatici
• 26 M13 6205 Hercules
• 27 M57 6720 Lira
• 28 M6 6405 Scorpio
• 29 M7 6475 Scorpio
• 30 M11 6705 Scutum
• 31 M16 6611 Scutum
• 32 M17 6613 Sagittarius
• 33 M18 6613 Sagittarius
• 34 M24 6603 Sagittarius
• 35 M25 I4725 Sagittarius
• 36 M23 6494 Sagittarius
• 37 M21 6531 Sagittarius
• 38 M20 6514 Sagittarius
• 39 M8 6523 Sagittarius
• 40 M28 6626 Sagittarius
• 41 M22 6656 Sagittarius
• 42 M55 6809 Sagittarius
• 43 M75 6864 Sagittarius
• 44 M2 7089 Aquarius
• 45 M72 6981 Aquarius
• 46 M73 6994 Aquarius

Thought of the day by Star War

Belief is not a matter of choice, but of conviction.
from Star War

Observation Log for NCG-2683

Time

Perhaps we have stopped evolve because we are dedicated to control the time that dos not really Excite ...
Azahar Edelweiss Silva

Thought of the day by Epictetus

God has entrusted me with myself

by Epictetus

The best backup program for me of 2015

For some time I have been looking for a backup program that lets you synchronize the copy on another computer on the network.

Acronis is the program that has more options, including one that I like are the save option on another computer and keep it synchronized per minute even when you're working on a document.

Also, lets you choose your own code for encryption

Sure there are more programs and hope to hear from you

Experience

Geniuses learn from the mistakes of others, the sages of own and fools nor of them.

Fools learn from their experiences. The wise learn from history.

"Fools learn from experience - the wise learn from the experience of others."
Roman proverb