Contributed by Michael Poppre, SAC Secretary
Also from: SACnews, Vol. 49, Issue 4 (April 2025)


MESSIER MARATHON RESULTS 
Saturday, March 29, 2025 @ Hovatter North Site

Observer Total Objects Optics                    Remarks
Brian Poole   109      152 mm Refractor          missed M30 due to low clouds 
James Yoder   100        7" MAK                  missed early PM and AM obj
Terry Shay     76       90 mm MAK                
Wayne Thomas   72        8" SCT                  
Luke Edens     61      Seestar 30S               
Brent Archinal 53       13" Reflector            
Dean Newton    53      Seestar 50S               
Joan McGue     43       8" Dob                   
Julie Brozo     2      7mm Binos (Naked eyes!)   found M45, M42

Notes 
No one did the marathon on Friday evening, March 28th .
This was the first year at the MM we had observers using digital smart 
telescopes, the Seestars. It will be interesting to see how much more 
prevalent these become in the future. 
All participants will receive a certificate of completion with the top three 
also receiving a plaque for their telescope. 

EVAC: East Valley Astronomy Club 
SAC: Saguaro Astronomy Club 

Results gathered and notes submitted by Michael Poppre, SAC Secretary


From: Saguaro Skies: SAC Newsletter, Vol. 49 Issue 4 (April 2025), p. 8.
Saguaro Astronomy Club. 
https://www.saguaroastro.org/wp-content/sac-newsletters/2025/April.pdf