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Re: [ATM] Infection &Telescope Focusing at Public Events
At 11:40 AM 2/10/2005, Don Clement wrote:
> > What steps do ATMers take to prevent cross-infection at the eyepiece
>during
> > star parties?
>
>Perhaps using a long eye relief eyepiece and a rubber eyecup with
>antibacterial silver ion surface such as is used in some medical tubing see:
>
>http://www.eldonjames.com/html/AG_HowItWorks.html
That should be more than enough ...
As far as I know, HIV isn't carried in tears, and won't survive long
outside of the body ...
Hepatitis is MUCH MORE contagious but I don't think it is secreted in tears
either.
Dr. Dave
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