Rick; I think that Jack did a great job as AJ's assistant. I don't know how = many people are attuned to an Eastern twang during the twilight talk. But we seemed to muddle through. I am very proud of all the folks who got any large count of objects = under the conditions last night. The Messier Marathon is in general a great = star party and if you are in the mood for a big number of scopes and folks, = it is the place to be. =20 Several of my astroimages turned out good and I would normally work = toward having a presentation for the next SAC meeting, but we are going to have several folks returning from the Middle East eclipse with stories to = tell. So I will put off the showing of images until May. Clear skies to us all; Steve -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.