**************************************** * Messier Marathon Observer's Form * **************************************** This file presents the Messier objects in the order suggested by Don Machholz in his "Messier Marathon Observer's Guide", adapted from Hartmut Frommert's (spider@seds.org) online form. My Messier Marathon =================== Date: ___. ____ _____ Observer: ______________ Location: ____________ Lat: _____ Long: ______ Time Zone: ______ Instruments used: _______________________________________________________ General Comments: _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ *********************************** * * * * * Score: _________ of 110 !! * * * * * *********************************** Key: No. : Don Machholz' sequence number M# : Messier number NGC# : NGC (or IC) number Con : Constellation (abbrevated) Tri : Trion SkyAtlas 2000 page # Type : Object Type (see below) Your# : Your actual sequence number Time : Your observing time (in your time zone) Comments: Any important observing circumstances/results etc. Types: OCl=Open Cluster, Gl=Globular Cluster, Pl=Planetary Nebula, DN=Diffuse Nebula, G S=Spiral Galaxy, G E=Elliptical Galaxy, GIr=Irrgeular Galaxy, GS0=Lenticular (S0) Galaxy, SNR=SNR, 2St=Binary Star, 4St=4 Star System No. M# NGC# Con Tri Type Your# Time Comments 1. M77 1068 Cet 10 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 2. M74 628 Psc 10 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 3. M33 598 Tri 4 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 4. M31 224 And 4 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 5. M32 221 And 4 G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 6. M110 205 And 4 G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 7. M52 7654 Cas 3 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 8. M103 581 Cas 1 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 9. M76 650 Per 4 Pl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 10. M34 1039 Per 4 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 11. M45 - Tau 4 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 12. M79 1904 Lep 19 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 13. M42 1976 ori 11 DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 14. M43 1982 Ori 11 DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 15. M78 2068 Ori 11 DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 16. M1 1952 Tau 5 SNR _____ __:__ ________________________________ 17. M35 2168 Gem 5 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 18. M37 2099 Aur 5 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 19. M36 1960 Aur 5 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 20. M38 1922 Aur 5 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 21. M41 2287 CMa 19 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 22. M93 2447 Pup 19 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 23. M47 2422 Pup 12 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 24. M46 2437 Pup 12 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 25. M50 2323 Mon 12 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 26. M48 2548 Hya 12 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 27. M44 2632 Cnc 6 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 28. M67 2628 Cnc 12 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 29. M95 3351 Leo 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ No. M# NGC# Con Tri Type Your# Time Comments 30. M96 3368 Leo 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 31. M105 3379 Leo 13 G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 32. M65 3623 Leo 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 33. M66 3627 Leo 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 34. M81 3031 UMa 2 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 35. M82 3034 UMa 2 GIr _____ __:__ ________________________________ 36. M97 3587 UMa 2 Pl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 37. M108 3556 UMa 2 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 38. M109 3992 UMa 2 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 39. M40 - UMa 2 2St _____ __:__ ________________________________ 40. M106 4258 CVn 7 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 41. M94 4736 CVn 7 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 42. M63 5055 CVn 7 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 43. M51 5194 CVn 7 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 44. M101 5457 UMa 7 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 45. M102? 5866 Dra 2 GS0 _____ __:__ ________________________________ 46. M53 5024 Com 14 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 47. M64 4826 Com 7 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 48. M3 5272 CVn 13 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 49. M98 4192 Com 7 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 50. M99 4254 Com 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 51. M100 4321 Com 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 52. M85 4382 Com 13 GS0 _____ __:__ ________________________________ 53. M84 4374 Vir 13 GS0 _____ __:__ ________________________________ 54. M86 4406 Vir 13 GS0 _____ __:__ ________________________________ 55. M87 4486 Vir 13 G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 56. M89 4552 Vir 13 G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 57. M90 4569 Vir 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ No. M# NGC# Con Tri Type Your# Time Comments 58. M88 4501 Com 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 59. M91 4548 Com 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 60. M58 4579 Vir 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 61. M59 4621 Vir 13 G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 62. M60 4649 Vir 13 G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 63. M49 4472 Vir 13 G E _____ __:__ ________________________________ 64. M61 4303 Vir 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 65. M104 4594 Vir 13 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 66. M68 4590 Hya 21 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 67. M83 5236 Hya 21 G S _____ __:__ ________________________________ 68. M5 5904 Ser 14 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 69. M13 6205 Her 8 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 70. M92 6341 Her 8 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 71. M57 6720 Lyr 8 Pl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 72. M56 6779 Lyr 8 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 73. M29 6913 Cyg 9 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 74. M39 7092 Cyg 9 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 75. M27 6853 Vul 8 Pl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 76. M71 6838 Sge 16 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 77. M107 6171 Oph 15 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 78. M12 6218 Oph 15 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 79. M10 6254 Oph 15 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 80. M14 6402 Oph 15 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 81. M9 6333 Oph 15 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 82. M4 6121 Sco 22 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 83. M80 6093 Sco 22 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 84. M19 6273 Oph 22 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 85. M62 6266 Oph 22 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ No. M# NGC# Con Tri Type Your# Time Comments 86. M6 6405 Sco 22 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 87. M7 6475 Sco 22 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 88. M11 6705 Sct 16 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 89. M26 6694 Sct 15 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 90. M16 6611 Ser 15 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 91. M17 6618 Sgr 15 DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 92. M18 6613 Sgr 15 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 93. M24 >6603 Sgr 15 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 94. M25 I4725 Sgr 22 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 95. M23 6494 Sgr 22 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 96. M21 6531 Sgr 22 OCl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 97. M20 6514 Sgr 22 DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 98. M8 6523 Sgr 22 DN _____ __:__ ________________________________ 99. M28 6626 Sgr 22 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 100. M22 6656 Sgr 22 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 101. M69 6637 Sgr 22 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 102. M70 6681 Sgr 22 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 103. M54 6715 Sgr 22 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 104. M55 6809 Sgr 22 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 105. M75 6864 Sgr 23 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 106. M15 7078 Peg 23 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 107. M2 7089 Aqr 16 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 108. M72 6981 Aqr 16 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________ 109. M73 6994 Aqr 16 4St _____ __:__ ________________________________ 110. M30 7099 Cap 23 Gl _____ __:__ ________________________________