Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 07:13:11 EST From: JABEINJI@aol.com To: spider@seds.org Subject: Final attempt 2001 Craig "Never say die" Tupper and Jonathan "Stubborn as a mule" Bein of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club made one final attempt at a marathon last night. Early evening breezes gave way to a calm, clear sky and temperatures between 12 and 15 degrees. We found the first ten objects from the side of Mt. Weather rd. near Heart Trouble La. We then moved to Savage Farm and worked through the remaining objects before taking a break at 11:30. At 2:30 it was back out into the cold and after the easier objects in Lyra, Cygnus, Sagitta, Scutum, and the top of Sagittarius, we struggled through the tough objects near the glow in the east. Craig had everything but M30 by about 3:50 and I was caught up at 4:05. Unfortunately neither of us could bag M30 before we were overcome by the sunrise. I gave up at 5:20. 109/110. Next try in 2003. Jonathan Bein