[AZ-Observing] Re: Messier Marathon - draft list

Here are some numbers for the 24 people who saw 100 or more Messier objects, 
based on the draft of results.

All 24 people who saw 100 or more Messier objects missed M110.  10 of those 24 
were able to spot M31, and 5 of them saw M32.

Only one observer looked at the right time to see M74.

The next problem object was M33, which shut out 18 people.

M72 was not seen by 9 observers, and M30 was missed by only 7 people.

At least 16 of the 24 used GO-TO telescopes.

The smallest aperture in this club was 60mm.  I'm sure Meade never expected an 
ETX-60 to ever get as much use as this one does.

Tom

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