Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 20:27:22 -0700 From: AJ Crayon Subject: 2003 Messier Marathon! The Saguaro Astronomy Club is again sponsoring the 2003 All Arizona Messier Marathon at the site south of Arizona City. It will be on Saturday, March 29, 2003. You won't want to miss this one, as all 110 entries in this magnificent catalogue should be observable. As in the last few years, Jack Jones will again be helping - thanks Jack your help is appreciated. We will have more information to pass on around the December or January time frame and its availability will also be announced here. If you have specific questions let me know but if they are of a more general nature that might be of interest to others, please post here. Note: this is the same site as the All Arizona Star Party that was announced a few days ago. AJ Crayon SAC Messier Marathon coordinator saguaroastro.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 17:48:41 -0700 From: AJ Crayon Subject: 2003 All Arizona Messier Marathon Information for the 2003 All Arizona Messier Marathon has now been posted on the SAC web site http://www.saguaroastro.org If you plan on attending please read the announcemnt in its entirety for details. Just as an FYI the dates and solar events are: Saturday, March 29 4:11pm moon set 6:49pm sun set 8:08pm astronomical twilight Sunday, March 30 4:55am astronomical twilight 5:29am moon rise 6:13am sun rise A copy of the web site announcement will be sent to the SAC newsletter editor and Ray Farnsworth - the property owner who is gracious enough to permit us to use the site. Anyone desiring a copy can have an ASCII text or PDF file sent via e-mail. Happy Marathoning, AJ Crayon