At 5:35 AM -0800 10/31/98, Frank Loch wrote:
>> Frank
>>
>> Where do you get the mylar bags? Your approach sounds real
>> appealing. I live just outside Quakertown, so no problem if it is a
>> local source.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>
>Hi Paul -- Geeee! Your a "neighbor" <g>. Pocono Mt. Optics is my
>source for the bags. They have 5 or so sizes so you will have to enquire
>and see what will work for you. I believe I use a rather large one,
>the "E" size (about $49.00), as I have a shelf attached to the pier. I
>trim the bottom to the right length then with scissors.

The smallest one ("A") just fits over a 12" LX200 (60" diameter) and is a
little over 6ft high. That is perfect for an ordinary height pier. But
will not fit over a tripod. The guy at Pocono tried hard to sell me a
larger one when I told him I had a 12" SCT. But he didn't have the
measurements.
---
Bill Arnett "Science is a way of trying
Emerald Hills, CA USA not to fool yourself." -- Feynman

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