From: Tim Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >March Madness, eh?? The March madness around here is that it's 100F >(38C) in Phoenix today - we got a lousy 2 weeks of Winter and now my >new car's AC decides to misbehave. > >We prepped all of our cold viewing outfits and sleeping bags for >tomorrow night's Messier Marathon in the desert south of Phoenix. It >usually pops down into the 40's this time of year for the viewing >party, but not THIS year!. Looks like picnic umbrellas, larger >coolers, and LOTS of H2O are more the need. > >Ah well, 109 of 110 objects visible this year (M39 is keeping its >head below the horizon this year). Last year I hit 105, I'll be >shooting for at least that many again star hopping with a manual 6" >f6 Dob, 15x80 Binoculars, and a Celestron 9 1/4 with GPS and GOTO to >verify my manual findings. > >Any other astro-heads going out for viewing this year?
Not in Seattle, that's for sure... I assume you did your marathon planning with AstroPlanner (made with REALbasic) :^) Paul Rodman _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
