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Through the Telescope

Posted on April 22, 2015 by stomperdad

PHOTO PROMPT – © Douglas M. MacIlroy

“Sir, you might want to see this.”

The senior astronomer at the FMT (Field of Many Telescopes) peered through the eyepiece. “Huh. Can you get into focus?”

“I’ve tried, sir. This is as good as it gets. That’s not a meteor headed for Earth is it?”

“Can’t be. It’s moving too erratically.”

Then the fly buzzed off leaving the two men dumbfounded.

This is a story in 100 words or fewer (this one happens to be exactly 100) for Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle-Wisoff-Fields based on the photo above. Click the blue frog to read more stories inspired by this photo!

16 thoughts on “Through the Telescope”

lbeth1950 on April 22, 2015 at 8:57 pm said:

Hah!

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- stomperdad on April 23, 2015 at 6:48 am said:
  
  Thanks! 🙂
  
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micklively on April 23, 2015 at 2:17 am said:

Nature will have its way.
Very funny.

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- stomperdad on April 23, 2015 at 6:49 am said:
  
  Bugs will be bugs. Thanks!
  
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Archon's Den on April 23, 2015 at 3:47 am said:

I second lbeth. Hah hah! 😕

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- stomperdad on April 23, 2015 at 6:49 am said:
  
  Thanks! 😀
  
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ansumani on April 23, 2015 at 10:59 am said:

Those flies! Fun read.

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- stomperdad on April 23, 2015 at 12:32 pm said:
  
  Thanks. Silly story this time 🙂
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on April 23, 2015 at 1:34 pm said:

Ha, reminds me of Tintin when a spider was sitting on the telescope.

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- stomperdad on April 23, 2015 at 1:53 pm said:
  
  LOL Yep. Probably would have made a little more sense to use a spider in this sort of environment 🙂
  
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gahlearner on April 24, 2015 at 5:57 pm said:

Hehe, what fun. Great take on the prompt.

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Margaret on April 25, 2015 at 5:23 am said:

So simple and so funny. I love it.

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The Writer's Village on April 25, 2015 at 8:42 am said:

Ha.

BTW: I think you left off the word “a” in your third paragraph: “That’s not (a) meteor headed for Earth is it?”

Randy

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- stomperdad on April 25, 2015 at 9:56 am said:
  
  Thanks for reading and thanks, too, for pointing out my omission. I have a bigger problem with omissions than I do spelling 🙂
  
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Snow's Fissures and Fractures on April 28, 2015 at 5:11 am said:

Hahaha, this was amazing! Loved it!

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- stomperdad on April 28, 2015 at 6:13 am said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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