Issue #620: Once More Unto the Breach… The Messier Project Night 1

What’s ol' Unk goin’ on about now? I was thinking the other day—yes, I do that occasionally—about a nice observing project to do (mostly) from my backyard, and figgered it might be a good idea if it were something y’all have at least asked for for a change. What is that something? Why, the good old Messiers, of course . While they are not always the best of the best in the way of deep sky objects,…