Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 21:19:46 +0000 From: Hoffelder Subject: 97 Result [..] I had hoped to do a Marathon on the 20th anniversary and I was just able to squeek one in. I am not going for the record of "most marathons done in different places" but I might get it by default since Tulsa is now added to my list. I completed it last night (4/6-7) even though Comet Hale-Bopp was a major distraction during the first two hours, especially when it came to M34 which was lying right between the two tails! I am not complaining; the comet was beautiful! Also observed comets Wirtanen and Wild 2, which were considerably less impressive to say the least. I ended up with 101 objects, by chance the same number as 20 years ago. 74, 77 and 110 were too low in the evening; 83 seemed to be constantly lost in light pollution and clouds rolled in before I could get 72, 73 75, 2 and 30. [..] Tom Hoffelder