Unfortunately, I missed the free weekend, but this is another of those apps priced far below its value at ($1.99). It's very easy to use and very well laid out. If you have an iOS device, and don't own this, you definitely can spend $2.00 in far worse ways :). Tim On Mar 2, 2013, at 10:35 PM, Rick Tejera <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx> wrote: > The organization which created the app for the Messier Marathon has done > something very special for us. Everyone gets the app for free from now till > the end of this week-end. The corrected US version came out a few hours ago. > The new 1.1 version has the fixes plus the new “Localize†function which > allows you to point your device to the sky for every object and see where it > is located. > The application Messier Marathon for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch has just > been published on the Apple Store and should be of interest to amateur > astronomers who want to take part in the March Marathon or just enjoy the > Messier objects any night of the year. The application can be found at > > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/messier-marathon/id594617818?mt=8 -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.