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One night I set my Skywatcher 12" Collapsable Dob up on the footpath to give passers-by a look at Saturn. (I live just next to a Brisbane railway station and there is always an early evening peak of returning commuters).
At the end of the session I carried the OTA back inside - no worries. But I tripped and fell forward while carrying the base. Didn't want to just drop it on the ground, so tried to hold it up as I landed elbows first. 18 Kg base - Not a chance with my spindly arms. Didn't let go, but almost ring-barked the end of right ring finger.
Plenty of blood and definitely a need for stitches. But it was a third Tuesday of the Month - SEQAS monthly meeting, so I gave it a wash, quick bandage, took a couple of panadols, and went to the OGM. Home via Casualty at the RBH. It was a LONG night.
Very grateful that I missed landing on the adjacent concrete slab - or it might have been an amputation instead.
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