Iranian 6th Messier Marathon

 

We went to to Ghasre Bahram(it's mean Bahram Palace) for year 2006 Messier Marathon because this place have a great sky  condition for observe and photography (with ~6.7 magnitude extent!).

And you can see some of Messier Marathon pictures that i took.

 

In the way....

 

and deserts in way

 

Cloudy sky was nearly to be cancel this year Messier Marathon

 

Stop for eating lunch!

 

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 Each time, clouds was more than before!

 

Observers in wating for clear sky

 

Amir Hossein Abolfath , was first person in photography marathon with his partner( Farshad Fakoori)

 

The west horizon of Ghasre Bahram

 

The mountains around us

 

Photography of observers

 

Sunrise after the hard messier marathon

 

Observers on Ghasre Bahram's roof

 

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Observers and Referees

 

From left to right, Alireza Hakimi and Pouria Zoghi, two best observers

 

And finally myself!

 

Marathon is finished at this time