The Albuquerque
Astronomical Society's
Messier Marathon 2002 at GNTO
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This year's Messier Marathon at GNTO was the best in
memory. The wind, clouds, temperature, and viewing,
combined to make the evening a perfect one. (photo by Barry Spletzer)
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A lot of us must have sensed how good it would be, because a
lot of us turned out. The night produced one of the
biggest field of scopes ever seen at GNTO. (photo by Barry Spletzer)
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The View of the observing field, as seen from
the GNTO dome (Photo by Larry Cash)
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A group of students from UNM joined us for the
night. (Photo by Larry Cash)
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GNTO Director Pete Eschman made sure that the
facilities were perfect
for the event (Photo by Nancy Davis)
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Barry Spletzer provides charts, tables, and lots
of help throughout the evening.
(Photo by Nancy Davis) |
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The Night Glow of Albuquerque highlights the GNTO Dome after
dark
(Photo by Sammy Lockwood) |
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Gordon Pegue's 20" Dob searches for objects. Gordon
found 107 Messier objects
and 4 comets during the night. (Photo by Sammy Lockwood) |
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The ghostly red glow of astronomical joy filled the GNTO
viewing field through the
night, while the universe circled slowly overhead. (Photo by
Sammy Lockwood) |
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