Warning!!

[jjjnettie]

When not in use, store your scope with dust caps ON.
Rogerio Marcon shared these pictures of a 10"Dob that wasn't stored correctly.

I bet the views were sweet though. :rolleyes:

[h0ughy]

thats a bit of a sticky situation

[gary]

The dreaded M44 phenomena.

[Miaplacidus]

:rolleyes:

Can we have a bad pun warning for these threads, please?

Hate to sound waspish, but enough's enough.

[jamiep]

Honey, i need a new scope?

[h0ughy]

:rofl: he could have said hey honey i already HIVE a scope:rofl::help:

[andyc]

that scope was the bees' knees...

[Miaplacidus]

I don't want to drone on about this, h0ughy...

[Omaroo]

To bee, or not to bee, that is congestion.

Consumption bee done about it?

[stephenb]

Flame nebula anyone?

[AstralTraveller]

I'm combing my mind for a good pun but can't settle on one. So rather than droning on I'll buzz off.

[marc4darkskies]

Yeah, but I bet it stung to see it that condition!

[el_draco]

Hive no idea what you people are talking about....

[Miaplacidus]

Hey, don't complain too much. That scope is now apoideachromatic.

[allan gould]

You guys are waxing lyrical on such a sweet set of images

[h0ughy]

now just you beehive yourself Allan:P

[troypiggo]

He could probably get a sweet deal on a replacement scope from Bee-ntel.

[allan gould]

That's a stinging ripost from such a drone. Can't wait to see your "wiggle" dance at Astrofest telling all of us where your stash of equipment resides.
Does that make you "queen" bee?

[lacad01]

Looks like someone bumble-d looking after their scope :doh:

[jjjnettie]

Behive yourselves!!!!

Can you imagine how sick in the stomach you'd feel when you first prised the aperture dust cap off and saw THAT.
I'll go back to his page and translate it so we can know the full story. :)

[brian nordstrom]

:mad2: Ouch !!! , but I wonder how the ' Beehive Cluster ' would look in this scope after this .?? :lol: . Pretty good I would think ..:question:.
Sorry , could not help my self .
Brian.

[jjjnettie]

The caption for the photos goes like this. :)

Beekeeping and Astronomy-I invasion of bees in the telescope tube dobsoniano of 10 "that was in Caldas-MG. the mirror polishing material, beeswax base attracted the swarm into the tube.(1999)

I'm not sure if Rogerio is a member of IIS or not.

[h0ughy]

LOL only the biggest in the freezer suit, but of course you and your Escargo tent - well thats another story to beee told:rofl:

[Omaroo]

Already covered - post #3 :)

[brian nordstrom]

:shrug: To bad . I was combing my brain for another ....
Brian .

[jjjnettie]

Now you're beeing pedantic Chris. :)

[Omaroo]

LOL, sorry Brian :)

[AstralTraveller]

Sorry, but that was post 11.

[mental4astro]

"Wax on. Wax off"

"Wax on. Wax of."

He's in for a sweet lick'n with that lot.

I'm sure it put a bee in his bonnet.

Gonna bee a smok'n good bit of beeffo to set the swarm of trouble.

[Omaroo]

LOL!!!!!!!!!! :)

C'mon Brian!

[hotspur]

Cattle yards made from bamboo!,bee hive in telescope,guy with long stick with fire on end-now that is different.But as odd as it all seems-he might get some insurance money to replace scope.He would have a swarm of astronomers thinking then.

[leon]

As funny as these posts sound, i do feel for the scope owner, kill the bees i reckon, wow, seeing a scope lay in the grass like that is sad

Leon

[jjjnettie]

Don't feel sad Leon. This is one of the scopes he uses now.

[Astroman]

can't wait to see what nests i those tubes

[jjjnettie]

Photons....and lot's of them. :)

[mental4astro]

Me thinks that the scope's owner got the shock of his life after he picked up the scope, only to discover the new tenents while the scope was in his arms :eyepop:

Me thinks self preservation took hold over scope preservation... :lol:

Me thinks me not so brave to gently place scope on ground with 10,000 angry bees making a bee line for me... :scared2: :scared3: :prey:

[mozzie]

Beeeeeeee Jeeezzzzuuuuusssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!th at scope doesn't look to good....

[brian nordstrom]

;) Its a sad day when you see a scope lying on the ground like that ...
Brian.

[Raybot (Ray)]

Must be a Meade, it's made from honey

[troypiggo]

I'll pay that! :lol: