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Hello All,
An update on the Repellants. Nipped down to the local stores to do a little research. This is a list of what I found.
Products containing DEET:-
Aeroguard - all "tropical strength" products - aerosols, liquid spray and roll -on
Coles brand repellant, not sure about woolies.
All Bushmans products - they have it in big writing on the front
DEET is N,N-diethyl-m toluamide, though DEET also is expressed often as N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide and N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide if you are looking for the chemical name. Aeroguard/Coles does not name it as DEET but rather as its chem name.
Products containing Picaridin:-
Aeroguard - all low allergy/odourless types
OFF! - all products including Tropical strength just the percentage of picaridin increases/decreases.
So anybody reading please take it as you will and use precautions as you find fitting! Please read the bottle too hey!
Personally I wouldn't mind testing or seeing a test done to clear up whether picaridin is safe for optics as well. Maybe one of the companies could clear it up for us. I'll send a message through to one of them and see if they bite. Alternatively does anybody have already redundant/non-usuable optics that could be tested?
Maybe a new sticky could be created for this forum for clueless beginners like my self! Could save a lot of heartbreak as well not to mention stop people turned off for life. Would be a shame. If this had happened to me I would of. I sold my collectable two stroke road racing bike to fund this telescope which had been my pride and joy. I still get a tear when I think of it but no regrets still!
Aside from that had a good night last night and scored the first of many galaxies I hope. I can totally see what you meant Louie about the Orion neb too. Every time I see it I reckon it gets better and can see something that wasn't there before. Last night it just looked huge! Truly an astonishing thing to look at and considering it's so far away.
Naskies maybe kevlar could be your only solution to combat what seems like SAS trained mozzies!
Regards and clear Skies!
Simmo
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