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messier is missing
xyroth Started conversation Aug 21, 2000
I spotted an entry on here with a messier catalogue, but it was the disputed american one. I tried to comment on it and had a few problems logging in. Now that I have logged in, it's dissappeared.
I've even looked through the index an its not there (but having to view 1150 entries (lots of them "ME") to find out shows a problem.
The problem with it is that m102 was acknowledged in a letter to be a duplicate of m101, but the americans insist on having it as a "LOST" messier object in draco. please tell me where it is, or tell the author so he can fix it.
messier is missing
prinsesse Posted Aug 21, 2000
hey i am forwarding your question to one of the other guru's....we should have an answer in a little while.
messier is missing
Bald Bloke Posted Aug 22, 2000
I think the article your looking for is http://www.h2g2.com/A346637
In the article Jimi X does say that 102 is disputed but you may want to have a chat with him about it in the forum attached to the article.
I've no doubt he would appeciate any help you can give with that one or any of the other astronomical projects 
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