Re: [APML] Fun in southern France

["Jim Ives" <flyboy9990@earthlink.net>]

Philip, ha ha ! At least you've proven your RC works and will always be with
you!

Jim Ives
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Perkins" <philip@astrocruise.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] Fun in southern France


> Hello Jim,
>
> Happy New Year to you too!  No, you're thinking about the right place.  I
> know these places too.. the girls of St Tropez are indeed lovely but
rather
> expensive to entertain and somewhat fickle - I think I would have to sell
> my RC to keep one of these gorgeous creatures entertained in the style to
> which they are accustomed for a week or so.  One week of bliss - but then
> what?  At least my stovepipe RC has constancy - always there when it is
> needed. <g>
>
> Without the autoguider I think I would have become frozen in situ.  If you
> were to go to the Luberon today you would see me still there hunched over
> the telescope, frozen in time, like a carved statue which is testament to
> the rigours of astrophotography.. <g>
>
> Yes, I have seen some of your 4x5 work and it is truly outstanding.  The
> way to go I am sure to climb to the ultimate heights of this hobby.
>
> --Philip
>
>
> At 17:19 28/12/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >Philip,
> >
> >Southern France?  Monaco, the French Rivera, sand, sun, mega yachts,
> >beautiful women missing articles of clothing?  I think you and I have
been
> >to different places with the same name.  (VBG)
> >
> >Aren't you glad someone invented the autoguider when the temperature
drops
> >like that.  We had temps in the 20's F here in December but no snow.
> >
> >BTW Great shot, almost forgot with that frozen RCOS on my mind.
> >
> >Just for comparison the fully illuminated and field flattened circle on
my
> >4x5 TP shots is 3.5 inches.  Unfortunately it doesn't have the FL of the
> >RCOS.
> >
> >Happy New Year
> >
> >Jim
>
>
> Philip Perkins - philip@astrocruise.com
> Wiltshire UK & Luberon France
> Astrocruise - http://www.astrocruise.com
>
>
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