Carl,

The brand name of insect repellant to use is not important...what's
important is that it contains DEETS. The more it contains, the better. I
find that this is the _only_ defense us mere mortals have against the bugs!

Al
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 8:57 AM
Subject: [M]: OT: Insect repellant


> A slightly off-topic post:
>
> With the summer months upon us, mosquitos and other insects are becoming a
> nuisance. I noticed this last year at my local dark-sky observing site
> near Dexter, Michigan (Peach Mountain for those who know it). I liberally
> applied Off! insect repellant before traversing down the path, but to no
avail.
>
> What is the group's consensus on the best repellant, keeping in mind that
> it's got to be strong enough as to not necessitate travelling back to the
> car to reapply; after all, the optics on our LX200s (on topic!) are
> sensitive to the repellant. In fact, in that vein, is there anything that
> can be reapplied near a telescope?
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Carl
>
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