Pete Lawrence wrote:

On Wed, 26 May 2004 15:07:28 +0100, Martin Frey
wrote:

Gie us a chance - I've took it out the postman's hand 8 minutes ago.

What's this then?

"So the Sun came out and showed me a breathtaking view of prominences
and filaments round the central spot group."

Was the postman hallucinogenic? He wasn't a TREE frog was he?

When he's carrying a parcel that can only be a new telescope, I am
supposed to give him a full medical to establish his species?

I must admit to grabbing the parcel, shouting at her to come and sign
for it while I tore the parcel open, threw it on the tripod and rushed
into the garden.

Postie to viewing in 3 minutes. A record?

Then 2 minutes viewing, the Sun vanishing (of course) so a message to
uksa, total 8 minutes, and all without recourse to tree frogs or any
other exotic toxic. Shame on you for entertaining such a thought for
even a nanosecond.

Now I can't look at the sun, just the kit, it seems far better made,
altogether more solid than the one I looked through at AstroFest. Dead
chuffed. Whoops the Sun may be coming back.


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Martin Frey
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