Messier
Basic & Honorary

Requirements:

Find Messier Objects by star hopping and visually observe 70 for Basic Level and all 110 for Honorary Level.  Keep a record of your observations. Your notes must include:

a. Date and Time of observations (local time or UT)
b. Latitude and Longitude of observations
c. Seeing and Transparency
d. Aperture size of telescope
e. Power used
f. A description of the Messier object as it appears in the eyepiece. 

Seeing Scale

1 :: Chaotic: lowest power stellar images unsteady
2-3 :: Severely disturbed: low power planetary/nebulae images unsteady
4-5 :: Poor: medium powers unsteady
6-7 :: Good: only high powers unsteady
8-9 :: Excellent: only highest powers soft
10 :: Superb: all powers steady

Transparency Scale:

1 :: Mostly Cloudy
2-3 :: Hazy; 1 or 2 Little Dipper stars visible
4 :: 3-4 Little Dipper stars; Milky Way not visible
5 :: 4 Little Dipper stars; Bright parts of Milky Way visible (Scutum starcloud)
6 :: 5 Little Dipper stars; Milky Way visible with averted vision
7 :: 6 Little Dipper stars; Milky Way visible
8-9 :: Excellent: 7 Little Dipper stars; M-31 visible
10 :: Superb: M-33 and/or M-81 visible