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    Absolutely not......... We used to say that they were like waterproof army wristwatches. Remember them, with WWW on the rear for Watches, Wristlet, Waterproof? They were waterproof in that they'd let the water IN, but wouldn't let it OUT again. Same as your telescopes
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