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    Messier marathon is an attempt, usually organized by amateur astronomers, to find as many Messier objects as possible during one night. The Messier catalogue...
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    crater Messier and the asteroid 7359 Messier were named in his honour. Deep-sky object List of Messier objects Messier object Messier marathon Caldwell...
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    The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas...
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    discovered on May 3, 1764, and was the first Messier object to be discovered by Charles Messier himself. Messier originally mistook the object for a nebula...
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    Companions: The Messier Objects, Cambridge University Press, p. 71, ISBN 978-1107018372. Machholz, Don (2002), The Observing Guide to the Messier Marathon: A Handbook...
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    96P/Machholz. Machholz was one of the inventors of the Messier Marathon, which is a race to observe all the Messier objects in a single night. Asteroid 245983 Machholz...
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    December 31, 2011. Messier had 1 assist during the game, which was won 3-1 by Philadelphia. Messier also ran in the New York City Marathon on November 6,...
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    Machholz 1 96P/Machholz on May 12, 1986. The first official West Coast Messier marathon was conducted from this site in March 1979. Loma Prieta (the peak just...
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    DSOs such as the Messier marathon, which occurs at a specific time each year and involves observers trying to spot all 110 Messier objects in one night...
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    Dark-Sky Association Khagol Mandal List of astronomical societies Messier marathon Sidewalk astronomy Star Party Sri Lanka StarPeace Project The King's...
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    provisionally designated 1999 SS2. History of the metre Messier object List of Messier objects Messier marathon Seconds pendulum Meridian arc of Delambre and Méchain...
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  • seem absurd, e.g., when observing a deep-sky object or conducting a Messier marathon or engaging in social activities after sunset. carpe vinum seize the...
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  • Sufi Observing Competition is an international competition and like Messier marathon, but more difficult with various subjects. Since 2006, Astronomical...
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    ALL INDIA AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS MEET in 1991 and the first All India Messier Marathon in 2012. Study Tour to GMRT and IUCAA Observatory - Jyotirvidya Parisanstha...
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  • The New York City Marathon, currently branded as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon (42.195 km or 26.219 mi)...
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  • (1999–2006). Donald Machholz, 69, American astronomer, co-inventor of the Messier marathon, COVID-19. Jane McAdam Freud, 64, British conceptual sculptor. Ian...
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  • wrestler (b. 1932) Donald Machholz, 69, astronomer, co-inventor of the Messier marathon (b. 1952) August 10 Ben Farrell, 76, concert promoter (b. 1946) Leslie...
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  • periodic comets 96P and 141P). He is one of the inventors of the Messier marathon, a race to observe all the Messier objects in a single night. JPL · 245983...
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  • 1992 automobile engine M60, a 1984 Olivetti Zilog Z8001 based computer Messier 60, an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster M 60, an age group for Masters...
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  • Intracoastal Waterway which runs along the Texas coastline Miles M.69 Marathon, an aircraft Messier 69, a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius M69...
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