5 Tips for Doing the MESSIER MARATHON - feat. Jonathan Ward

Описание: In this 2-for-1 video we look at 5 tips you can follow to help you complete the Messier Marathon. Taking photos of all 110 Messier Catalog objects in one night is a challenge, but thankfully Jonathan Ward has been kind enough to share his top 5 pieces of advice on how to do it (because he actually completed it!).

5 Tips:
0:28 Planning
0:56 Group Objects
01:15 Expect Issues
01:25 Reference Guide
01:36 Time-Wasters

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MESSIER MARATHON GROUPS:
Group 1: M45, M77, M74, M33, M32, M110, M31, M52, M103, M76, M34, M79, M42, M43, M78, M1, M35, M37, M36, M38, M41, M93, M46, M47, M48, M50
Group 2: M44, M67, M95, M96, M105, M65, M66, M81, M82, M108, M97, M109, M40, M106, M94, M63, M51, M101, M102, M3, M64
Group 3: M53, M85, M100, M98, M99, M88, M91, M86, M84, M87, M90, M89, M58, M59, M60, M61, M49, M104, M68, M83
Group 4: M5, M13, M92, M57, M56, M107, M12, M10, M14, M29, M39, M27, M9, M4, M80, M19, M62, M71
Group 5: M11, M26, M16, M17, M18, M24, M25, M23, M21, M20, M8, M28, M22, M6, M7, M69, M70, M54
Group 6: M75, M15, M73, M2, M72, M55, M30

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GEAR USED:
-Explore Scientific 127mm FCD100 APO f/6 with reducer/flattener
-ZWO ASI294MC color camera
-SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro Mount
SOFTWARE USED:
-Sequence Generator Pro for imaging and control
-Processed in PixInsight
-No guiding used because exposures were 30 seconds and it would have added too much time
-Messier Marathon was completed March 26-27, 2019 in Summerfield, North Carolina, United States

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