More Messier Marathon from the Southern California desert

Jane and I spent the past two weekends doing Messier marathon runs in
the Colorado Desert east of Palm Springs. The first one was so much
fun, when the weather looked promising this past weekend we decided to
do it again.

Jane wrote a story and I took pictures:

http://www.otastro.org/2006-04-01-messier/

Cheers,
Mojo
--
Morris Jones
Monrovia, CA
http://www.whiteoaks.com
Old Town Astronomers http://www.otastro.org

Jane wrote a story and I took pictures:
http://www.otastro.org/2006-04-01-messier/


Really enjoyed your write-up and photos. Especially the panorama shot! I know
almost exactly where you were as i recognize the radio towers on the top of
Chuckwalla mtn and the electrical substation framework. I sometimes observe
from a spot just a little bit east of where you were. I was thinking to go
out that way myself last weekend but i thought it would be too cloudy.
Seems you guys did just fine!

-Florian
Palm Springs, Ca.

Florian wrote:
Jane wrote a story and I took pictures:
http://www.otastro.org/2006-04-01-messier/

Really enjoyed your write-up and photos. Especially the panorama shot! I know
almost exactly where you were as i recognize the radio towers on the top of
Chuckwalla mtn and the electrical substation framework. I sometimes observe
from a spot just a little bit east of where you were. I was thinking to go
out that way myself last weekend but i thought it would be too cloudy.
Seems you guys did just fine!

Thanks Florian! That was quite a picturesque sky two weekends ago. I
was just as surprised that it cleared off as nicely.

Cheers,
Mojo
--
Morris Jones
Monrovia, CA
http://www.whiteoaks.com
Old Town Astronomers: http://www.otastro.org