Messier March
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March is Messier Month on Faulkes Telescope North. So come on and book yourself a slot on the telescope and get imaging! This is an ideal opportunity for all of you who have not used your account yet or for a while to have a go.
We would like you to image as many Messier Objects as you can, process them and send them to us at
When we receive them we will put them onto the Schools Showcase page on our website. So we and other FT users can see what you are observing we have set up a Doodle Page where we would like you to fill in your school name and mark what you have observed on the chart. The page can be found here:
http://www.doodle.com/6f43y5wsh8cacpbf
Later on in the month we are planning a number of themed observing days (details to be sent out later when we will image M101 as a large mosaic.
You can use the Search/Browse function on the RTI to find visible Messier objects during your session on the telescope, or, if you would like to plan your session beforehand, we recommend you use Stellarium to see if the Messier objects are visible. Instructions on how to do this can be found here:
http://resources.faulkes-telescope.com/course/view.php?id=57
Remember to use different filters to give your finished image, depth.
