Date: Apr 1, 2006 From: Harshad Abhyankar Subject: Messier Marathon 2006 results from SWAP, Pune, India. SWAP (Sky Watchers' Association of Pune) conducted the 2006 Messier Marathon from Girawali, 90 km north of Pune, India. About 10 people participated. Top scores: Adwait Bhagwat (77) with 20x60 binocs, Rahul Sangole (76) with 6" f7.5 Newtonian. Here are the full results: Adwait Bhagwat 77 20x60 binocs Rahul Sangole 72 6" f7.5 Newt Amol Kankaria 53 Manasi Deshmukh 53 Sagar Jogalekar 48 Prakash Nitsure 48 Rohit Belapurkar 45 Rakesh Shroff 41 tired, stopped after 1 am Abha Vaishampayan & } Joint effort with a 6" Trupti Ranka 26 } on an unsteady mount Madhura Gokhale 20 Stopped after 10:30 pm, problems with 'scope.