Jeremy, I'm Glad you enjoyed your first marathon, that's what it's all about. I'll agree the weather played to the goto crowd, but looking at the preliminary results, the star hoppers didn't do so bad either. Again, thank you for the kind words and thanks for your role in making it a great event. Rick Tejera President Editor SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona saguaroastro@xxxxxxx www.saguaroastro.org -----Original Message----- From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeremy Perez Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 11:59 PM To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Messier Marathon 2006 Writeup Andrew, I enjoyed your report and photos--thanks for sharing those. Whew! What an introduction to Messier Marathoning. As tough as it was, I really enjoyed the challenge, and managed to star hop and nail- bite my way to 100 objects. The report and photos are here: http://www.perezmedia.net/beltofvenus/archives/000548.html Thanks to all who organized and hosted the event! I'm looking forward to next year's event, and hopefully clearer skies. Jeremy Perez Flagstaff, AZ http://www.perezmedia.net/beltofvenus -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.