Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]to US govt robot email scanners. The pellet gun comment is a joke :) On 9/3/06, Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: > > It's not just that one light. It's all the rest getting up into the > haze. > > Get outta town is the only solution. (Or change the town) > > Although the whack may make the immediate neighborhood more pleasant. > > Ric > > > On Sep 3, 2006, at 12:11 PM, Eric Korenman wrote: > > > Gather all for an odd question: > > > > An amateur astronomer friend asked called me this morning to ask > > for advice. > > The street light on his corner is giving him problems observing the > > night > > sky. > > He tried to shield it from view with minimal improvement. > > He has decided to temporarily cover the light head itself with opaque > > material. > > He was wondering what kind of material to use. > > > > I first suggested a pellet gun to 'whack' the light.. Too much civil > > disobedience for him. > > Then I suggested heat resistant metallic cloth. > > The kind they use in fire rescue work. (?) > > Anyone know where to get a metallic blanket to cover a streetlight? > > Any other ideas? > > > > Eric > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >