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On the Deck of the Cruise Ship Fascination prior
to the Solar Eclipse.
Let this (top 2 pictures) be pictorial proof that I, as stated repeatedly, was
never worried about the weather, even after cruising through a minor cold
rainfall. Mel wasn't so confident. I even expressed this confidence
in the Captain on a ship's video tape interview of me. He had the
equipment and he was holding a straight line at about 25 knots. He knew
something. I never saw the video tape, but my "deck neighbors" told me I
was edited out because I made too much sense. I took it as a
compliment.
Lower pictures Me (Greg Babcock) inset left picture, on my back waiting.
What is not seen. About 20 minutes
prior to first contact, Steve Swayze discovered that his Telescope would not
focus with a camera. In classic last second Steve style, he had not
rehearsed or tested his newly completed clever 8 inch Telescope. He
greeted me on a ship stairway with a "WHERE'S MEL?" I told I though
Mel had spacers that would solve his problem. Mel did. The picture I
would pay $100 for is the one where Steve has taken over a ping pong table and
has his 8 inch Telescope spread out all over it. Steve did manage to get
some excellent pictures.
Photos courtesy of Barbara Drake.
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