That was the April Issue (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). I was the newsletter editor at the time, and someone actually showed up for the NGC Marathon in the Metro Center parking lot. She actually stood up at the next meeting and asked where everyone was since she bothered to show up, cruised the parking lot, and couldn't find anyone set up for observing. I never thought that anyone would actually show up for it <blush> /Bob > >Wasn't that the same issue announcing the "NGC Marathon" at Metro =3D >Center? > >Rick > > > >From April 1986 SACNews, "Bits and Pisces" (aka club minutes): > >"... Jeff Charles was declared the winner of the Messier marathon at >Dugas. He managed 67 objects on that very stormy night. Gerry Rattley >couldn't remember the last time he was observing with rain dripping from >his telescope. ..." > > >From April 1985 SAGUARO ASTRONOMY CLUB NEWSLETTER > SAGUARO ASTROLOGY CLUB NEWSLETTER > SAGUARO ASPHYXIA CLUB NEWSLETTER > SAGUARO ASTROLABE CLUB NEWSLETTER > SAGUARO ADNOSIUM CLUB NEWSLETTER > SAGUARO ASTRODOME CLUB NEWSLETTER > SAGUARO ARMCHAIR CLUB NEWSLETTER > (yes, everypage had a different title), >"Such-a-Deal": > >"For Sale: 10-inch multiple mirror telescope. (single mirror telescope >only dropped once). Comes complete with southern equitorial mount and >drive degenerator. Mount constructed out of finest unobtainium. $4.29 >or best offer." > > -Paul >