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Hello all,

Here’s some important information for doing the Messier Marathon this year. The two toughest evening objects (M74, M77) will not likely be visible in the twilight this year due to the Marathon taking place a bit later than usual. But the morning objects should be a little easier :)

At the moment, this Friday night shows possibilities! The weather models are not consistent however at this point. The GFS and ecmwf show clearing at 9pm Friday. The CSC shows clearing not until 4am Saturday morning, while the NAM shows it to clear as early as 8pm on Friday. We will have to wait until late today and perhaps tomorrow at noon to see what will happen.

Information about Messier Marathon 2022 at Pit Road (lots of useful information):
/g/oaog/files/Messier%20Marathon/Messier_Marathon_2022.pdf

Printable objects log check-list in the optimized order, and times, that they should be seen:
/g/oaog/files/Messier%20Marathon/MARATHON-2022-list.pdf

Those interested, please do tell to get an idea who is coming at Pit Road (south of Cobden, about 2 hours drive west of the city).

Clear skies! :)
Pierre