The Dog Astronomer - Caption this :)

[iceman]

Suzy found this picture and shared it on the IceInSpace Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/iceinspace) page, and asked for some funny captions.

The suggestions were great! Let's keep it going here too.

Post your captions! :)

[AstralTraveller]

This is a dog of a 'scope.

[Ryderscope]

"Canis Major eh? We might just have to give that another name!"

[Sirius1066]

Are you Sirius? ;)

[xelasnave]

Are there trees on other worlds

[Saturn%5]

Who said cats aren't useful

[AstralTraveller]

Woof, woof woof ..... woof ... woof woof [dogs can't really speak]

[Bart]

You're kidding me, right? :eyepop:

[graham.hobart]

Deep Space (K) 9?

Astronomy Paw- tal?

Mars Rover?

[OzStarGazer]

Canis Major or Canis Minor? That is the question!

[OzStarGazer]

What a b*i*t*c*h of a weather!

[strongmanmike]

Ahhh puuuussy gutto...I seee yoooou grrrr

[LewisM]

That's Canis Major? Are you Sirius?

EDIT: OOPs, almost already been said.

So....

"Meh, so what if it's an achromat - I am a dog, I only see monochrome" :)

[rustigsmed]

The further back in time we look, the more brownshifted the object appears.

[taminga16]

Sirius(ly), It looks nothing like a dog!

[OzStarGazer]

Meh? It sounds almost like Meow!

Woof!!!

[The Spider man]

One small step for dog,.......

[big_dav_2001]

"Hmm... That Canis Major is a fox!! I wish this was a smell-a-scope so I could check out that butt" ;)

[multiweb]

Where's my ball? :rundog:

[LewisM]

On a side note, weren't those particular coin operated telescopes made by Vixen/Koyusha?

Anyway, back to levity

[RobinClayton]

This is Astronomy for the blind.

[AG Hybrid]

I'm a dog. And I don't know what I'm doing.

[PCH]

Wow, you've been waiting for this thread since 2009 before posting !! Well done on taking your own gigantic leap ;)

[taminga16]

Slightly of topic and for Lewis.

[rustigsmed]

i like it but not quite true :P


if people are interested here is quite an interesting read on dog's vision here
http://www.smartpawsdogagility.com/userFiles/dogvisionmillermurphy.pdf (http://www.smartpawsdogagility.com/userFiles/dogvisionmillermurphy.pdf)

[Astro_Bot]

"This scope needs a diogonal."

[marc4darkskies]

Are you sure you want me to mount the scope?

[AstralTraveller]

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[omegacrux]

They told me it was a Pointer
Or
Seen my new watchdog he's keen

David

[ZeroID]

Squirrel !!!!

(You gotta see the Movie 'Up" for that one ..

[LewisM]

A good thing takes time ;)

[Skip]

No. I'm looking for Feline Major!

[Suzy]

We had such an terrific response of so many funny captions posted on our facebook page. Thank you so much to all of those who contributed- it was so much fun!

I couldn't help myself, I made a meme out of one of them as it was my favourite. :D

The facebook thread is here (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152467892941203&set=a.443095681202.235512.114571796 202&type=1&theater).

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[sheeny]

"aarf woof woof ruff arff grrrrr arff grrr" which roughly translates to "this is midnight and I can't see a thing through Houghy's scope! He's got to move! @%$& Bunnings..."

Al.

[ClaireBaire]

Goddam humans, always putting dogs down! "Dog Star", my butt!

;)

[middy]

I wonder if can sniff Uranus through this thing.

[ClaireBaire]

:rofl::rofl::rofl: