Re: [APML] Pass the V8 (tomatoe juice that is!)

["bert katzung" <katzung1@home.com>]

Hi Steve:
Wonderful skunk story! Having had a few close encounters (friendly, none
smelly yet!) I can relate !
Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@home.com
www.astronomy-images.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "steve banbury" <banburys@sonic.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, 10 August, 2001 1:06 AM
Subject: [APML] Pass the V8 (tomatoe juice that is!)


>
> Ulrich Beinert wrote:
> "Who doesn't love sitting on a field, the smell of fresh cow poop around
you,
> kicking the mount because the polar alignment is just getting worse, not
> better?"
>
> Ulrich-- I'm typing this note after shedding my clothes and taking a
shower--
> having just been sprayed by a skunk while using my scope in the "safety"
of my
> back yard.
> The cow poop sounds preferable to me!
>
> Some of you may recall I had a close encounter with this beast back in
June
> but tonight I wasn't so lucky.
>
> I was staring into the eyepiece when I felt something tickle my leg. We
have a
> few
> mosquitoes around, so without thinking I stomped my foot and tried to
brush it
> off with
> my hand--without looking--until I felt the fur of the now startled skunk
who
> scampered
> off leaving me a quick parting shot on my back and legs.
>
> The scope seems to have escaped unscathed, however one corner of my STV
> control unit is pretty pungent.  Who needs serial numbers to prevent
theft?!!
>
> Oh and a few minutes later the fog came in--so I never was able to find
out if
> its possible
> to achieve focus with the STV, and a  Lumicon 2.5X focal reducer on the f5
> pickoff of a
> Lumicon GEG.
>
> I dont think it works. If somebody else has tried this please let me know
as I'm
> not sure
> I'll be able to try it again soon.
>
> SteveB
>
>
>
>
>
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