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Originally Posted by kittenshark
I was about to tell someone how astronomy was a "healthy" hobby that they should get into... Just don't point the scope at the sun...
I don't know if I can promise anyone seeing all sorts of health hazards associated with just moving and operating equipment!
Speaking of mozzies... I know a bunch of friends went out to do astronony once and they all came down with some sort of mosquito borne disease! Was once out to catch an ISS transit in some wetlands; expecting some mozzies, I wore long hiking pants, but some other insect has evolved to bite through the fabric! While chasing the eclipse in Cairns, the resulting video consisted mostly of clouds and me swatting at sandflies.
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On the topic of the little devils (mozzies); it has taken three weeks for the red dots on my hands to all but disappear. The night of imaging and 10x50 bino surfing of Sagittarius and Scorpio was worth it though
