Weather Permitting —

It appears the clouds are here for tonight. Sadly we had just had a couple of clear nights.
Clouded out
5:30 Pm 3/9/24

Come out to the dark site or attempt at your house.
I remember it was COLD the last time I attempted this. I also stuck around the dark site till about 1 am, then raced home and completed the next 30 ish objects from there.

A Messier marathon is an attempt to see all 110 Messier objects in a single night. Messier objects are bright deep sky objects catalogued by the French astronomer and comet hunter Charles Messier in the 18th century. These objects can be seen in binoculars and amateur telescopes. All are visible from the northern hemisphere for at least part of the year. In late March and early April, they can all be seen in one night from low to mid-northern latitudes.

The Messier marathon was invented in the 1970s by three American amateur astronomers – Donald Machholz, Tom Hoffelder, and Tom Reiland – who independently challenged themselves to catch all the Messier objects in one night. The Observing Guide to the Messier Marathon: A Handbook and Atlas (2002) by Don Machholz is one of the most popular books among those planning their first marathon.

http://www.messier.seds.org/xtra/marathon/mm2024.html