Hi,OK, I have posted the images I took on 1/2 April out at the Messier Marathon at the Hovatter site:
http://www.astroshow.com/ccdMessierMarathon/MM.htmlM74 was right on the edge of my frame due to atmospheric refraction. Questionable...
M27 had a type-o so I was off-target. (Only by 1 hour of R.A.! Whycouldn't the type-o have been in the "seconds" field instead of the "hours" field. :-) )
Anyway, was lots of fun and the culmination of LOTS of work in the 3 to 4 weeks preceeding the event. Have corrected the type-o and will plan to do this again next year. Overall, I am pretty happy with the results... -- Thanks, Howard, in Tempe AZ Http://www.astroshow.com http://www.AZcendant.com http://www.ShastaDaylight.com