Astronomy related - Kinda !!

[Stu Ward]

I'm looking for some help in naming my Kayak.
I'm an avid Dobsonian owning astonomer that looks up during the night and paddles the waterways during the day.

So i'm looking for a way to link both hobbies, with Christening my new Kayak with an Astronomy related name

I'm sure that the collective brains here will far outperform my efforts.

Would love to get a name from here, if I get a good response i will post a pic of the boat next to the scope !!

Stu

[acropolite]

It would have to be ArgoNavis, or perhaps just Argo, better change your name to Jason while you're at it.

[Rob P]

How about Cetus? :lol:

[barx1963]

How about Volans, the flying fish. Like a kayak they skim over the surface.
Might be a bit obscure tho!!

Malcolm

[Varangian]

1) Neptune, Roman God of the Sea.

2) Europa, there be liquid water under there me hearties!

[Astro_Bot]

Little Dipper? Acquarius? You could also look at the Apollo craft names for inspiration.

[strongmanmike]

When the Aboriginal Yolngu people die, they are taken by a mystical canoe, Larrpan, to the spirit-land (Baralku) in the sky, where you can see their camp-fires burning along the edge of the great river of the Milky Way. The canoe is sent back to earth as a shooting star, letting their family on Earth know that they have arrived safely in the spirit-land. At a beautiful and important ceremony, the Yolngu people gather after sunset to await the rising of Barnumbirr, or Morning Star, which Europeans call Venus. As she approaches, in the early hours before dawn, she draws behind her a rope of light attached to Earth, and along this rope, with the aid of a richly decorated "Morning Star Pole", the people are able to communicate with their dead loved ones, showing that they still love and remember them.

So call it "Larrpan" :)

See HERE (http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/AboriginalAstronomy/whatis.htm)

Mike

[TrevorW]

Way to deep Mike

heres a selection for you

Carcinus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinus_(mythology)), a giant crab who allied itself with the Hydra against Heracles. When it died, Hera placed it in the sky as the constellation Cancer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_(constellation))

Hathor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathor), goddess connected with the sun and the waters in the sky on which the sun sailed

Horagalles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horagalles), god of the sky, thunder and lightning, the rainbow, weather, oceans, lakes, human life, health and wellbeing

Varuna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varuna), god of the sky, water, the celestial ocean (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_ocean), law and the underworld

[Stu Ward]

Guys

Absolutely blown away by the names so far

Amazing the amount of knowledge in here relating to folklore and the relationship between People and the heavens

I have a favourite so far, but keep em coming guys, I'm loving it !!!!

Stu

[louie_the_fly]

Well ships & boats are traditionally referred to as female. Probably coz they cost so much to run...:rofl:

So why not call her CELESTE

[Stu Ward]

Love this one, but thinking more of Julpan rather than Larrpan, as Larrpan takes the dead !!!

[strongmanmike]

Ah yes...fair enough :)

Our ancient indigenous culture is often overlooked for our more recent European one when it comes to astronomy.

Mike

[mikerr]

Nautilus

Michael

:)

[Stu Ward]

Any late entries before I close ?

Thanks

Stu

[LewisM]

Delphinus, the Dolphin.

[Rodstar]

You CAN'T have The Mary Rose!

[Stu Ward]

Well guys made my decision and the winner is Julpan !!!
I have sent off of for the transfers to be made and will post a picture on here as soon as she is ready

Thanks so much to all the people that posted their ideas, some fantastic names, wish I had more than one boat to name !!!

Stu

[strongmanmike]

Cool and appropriate name ;) :thumbsup:

Mike

[Stu Ward]

Design has been completed and here is what the name will look like

Another image to come when it has been added to the boat

thanks

Stu

[Stu Ward]

The Yolngu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolngu) people of northern Australia say that the constellation of Orion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(constellation)), which they call Julpan, is a canoe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe). They tell the story of three brothers who went fishing, and one of them ate a fish that was forbidden under their law. Seeing this, the Sun carried the three brothers and their canoe up into the sky. The three stars in the constellation's centre, which form Orion's Belt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion%27s_Belt) in Western mythology, are the three brothers; the Orion Nebula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula) above them is the forbidden fish; and the bright stars Betelgeuse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelgeuse) and Rigel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigel) are the bow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_(ship)) and stern (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern) of the canoe. This is an example of astronomical legends underpinning the ethical and social codes that people use on Earth


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