[AZ-Observing] Messier Object Location App

Texas amateur astronomer Bill Tschumy has written a very nice little Java 
application that shows the physical location of all of the Messier objects with 
respect to the Milky Way's disc.  The software is named "WhereIsM13."

http://www.thinkastronomy.com/software/software.html

Symbols for the selected Messier objects are plotted against edge-on and 
face-on views of our home galaxy.  Next time you're doing a Messier marathon, 
you can gain some perspective on where you're actually looking.

Tom

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