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My first Messier observations

These are my first sketches with my 10-inch homemade Dobsonian reflector.

Messier sketches, M13 and others, September 1989
Messier sketches, M42 and others, October and November 1989
Messier sketches, M31 and others, 1991 - 1997
Messier sketches, M82 and others, 1991 - 1996
Messier sketches, M8 and others, 1989 - 1992
Messier sketches, M11 and others, 1991 - 1996
Messier sketches, M81 and others, 1993 - 1996

Here's a picture of 10-inch f/7.3 Stardust, with a homemade solar filter during eclipse duty in 2002. I first observed all the Messiers in this telescope.

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