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Re: Backyard winter sextant observatory?

From: Ken Muldrew (no email)
Date: Tue Apr 19 2005 - 17:29:29 EDT

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    On 19 Apr 2005 at 18:04, Jim Thompson wrote:

    > I'm going to have to build a backyard winter observatory. Too much of the
    > year is too cold for sextant work.

    A toque, a warm jacket, a good pair of boots, and a bit more willpower are
    sufficient. Those and some antifreeze for your artificial horizon.

    That's the second time in a week you've complained about the cold. Your
    citizenship will be at risk if you keep at it. ;-)

    Ken Muldrew.

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