Messier Marathon 2001: March 23, 2001

 

by Patrick C. Carr, CASE President

 

The first annual CASE Messier Marathon will be held on March 23, 2001 starting at 7:30 pm at our normal viewing site. Members will want to be sure to drink plenty of liquids, and maybe bring something to munch on since this party will go on all night!!

 

The CASE Messier Marathon will be an unconventional marathon to say the least. Five members will have their scopes set up for all to use. Each scope operator will be given a list of Messier objects and the time that they will be up to be viewed. This will happen for each of the five scopes that will be in use. As each member find each one of their objects, they will call to others in attendance so that they may move to and from each scope in order to see all 109 objects in a single night. Remember that marathon viewing does not qualify for the Astronomical League's Messier Certificate.

 

Scope sizes will range from 10" up to 16" and should make this a great night for all to see Messier objects that you may not have viewed before. Be sure and bring your friends and casual observers, since this will be the first event of this magnitude held by CASE. The listings are already prepared, the timings are set, and the star maps are specifically configured for each time of the night, so let's make this a great first annual Messier Marathon.

 

If you are interested in using your scope, please contact Patrick Carr to arrange to receive your listings, timings sheets and star charts.

 

 

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