What Did Santa Bring In His Sack?

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Well I reckon I was one lucky guy.

What did Santa leave me out of his sack?

Lowepro Nova 4 AW bag. ;)

Covington's Astrophotography for the Amateur. :prey2:

40litre Engel with transit bag and battery saver.:2thumbs:

What did he leave you?

[Starkler]

Mostly alcohol . They must think im a drunk.

*burp*

[davidpretorius]

lens pen
powermate 5x
dob driver

[h0ughy]

I got a massage cushion with those sh1tsu rotating ball thingys in it, and i JUST BOUGHT MYSELF 2 17AH batteries with my christmas money at 20% off day at supercheap! add to that some socks undies and stuff I had a great christmas! BTW it was beautiful last night , but too much christmas saw me out at about 1 hour after saturn rose. the cushion is great for the back after a stint at the eyepiece ;)

[atalas]

I got lucky ! my daughter bought me a pair of Gerber 7x50 bino's and a astro calendar :) :cool: my son bought me a new pair of runners so I can get to the telescope quicker . :lol:

[RB]

I got a bottle opener, letter opener + spy glass, and aftershave.

Cool stuff :)

No Houghy the spy glass is not a Naggler..... :lol:

[h0ughy]

I am sure it is appreciated just as much ;) :lol:

[atalas]

One mans spy glass is another mans Nagler ! :lol:

Enjoy dude !

[RB]

You're absolutly right David. :thumbsup:

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H'mmmm, Jack Daniel's no doubt? :drink:

[RB]

Thanks Louie,

I forgot to mention that my little girl made me a little refractor out of a paper roll and some sticks.
It's so sweet. She's only 7 and loves telescopes (like her dad).

:astron:

[h0ughy]

Thats the sectret ingredient to Image correction and adaptive optics Geoff, the lensing effect throught he bottom of the bottle, after the contents are gone you'll see stars and nebulae everywhere :lol: :lol:

[Astroman]

I got hanging hooks for I am guessing my next project (hanging pots under new patio area) also got a patio broom for the dust it collects, a $50 bunnings gift voucher for potting mix and finally, I got a back massager (one that vibrates only), for when I finish the above jobs.

I did however buy myself an angle grinder three days before xmas though. (dont think the wife knows yet though, was only $35) Good thing about getting it yourself at least you know you will like it :D Next item is probably a router with a circle making jig.

[astronut]

I got the Bill:rofl: :rofl: John

[RAJAH235]

Louie, could've had mine. Only used 3 x, since I bought em a couple of yrs ago.
I bought myself a bottle of wine. :D L.
:xmas:

[acropolite]

Hey h0ughy, I got one of those all singing all dancing massage cushions as well. They sure work well on the old back muscles; highly recommended. I also got the usual socks, T shirts and Jeans as well as a couple of nice calendars, one astro and the other aviation and a couple of DVD's and a box of chocolate coated ginger....:D

[Photon]

Nice to see Santa was kind to the Starry-eyed community. He gave to me Robert Geeves book "Introduction to Digital Astrophotography", and "Meteorites - A Journey through Space and Time" to add some more knowledge to my now 12 months old hobby. Might need one of those "singing all dancing massage cushions" to relax and read!

[Orion]

A t-shirt... :o
Maybe next Christmas might be a bit better.

[h0ughy]

+++ you have us Ed, ;)

Oh I can see why you are disappointed :lol: :wink2: . mate its the thought that counts, whats the tshrt say, "one day my scope will grow up to be a nagler" :lol: :help3: :P

Medical authorities warn that IIS is a hazard to your health :drink: :zzz2: :)

[Striker]

Another lowepro bag....you seeing this Mike....lol

All I got was a Losmandy G11 with gemini.....next year I will ask for me.

[atalas]

Wow ! hey lucky are you ? hey much was It ? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[RB]

Paramount "ME" I hope you mean........ :lol: :lol: :lol:

[ballaratdragons]

I got a bag of my favourite chocolate (Turkish Delight) and a DVD of one of my favourite movies (Lean on Me).

And my eldest daughter and grandson stayed over night! It was excellent having all my kids here!

[gaa_ian]

Best of all is a little book "Spirit of the Night Sky"
Written by Laksar Burra
He is is the bloke who does the night sky tours at the "Sounds of Silence" resturant at Uluru in the NT.
I am sure I will get lots of good material for my own "Tours", from reading about the stories he tells.
Got a few gadgets & stuff too.

[AstroBug]

I was secretly hinting for a 10" Premium Dob, but got a $50 Bintel voucher instead. Well at least its on the right track. Not long to go.

[jackenau]

;) ;) ;) I got a canon EOS350 from ebay for $150.00 ;) ;) that he gave to Santa to give to me. Now if Santa learns how to use a computer, he may not believe me that such bargains are to be found on ebay. :o must be a cheap imitation. :wink2:

Ken M

[acropolite]

Ken Wrote Sounds like the classic "Striker" manoeuvre to me....:lol2:

[cometcatcher]

A tin of biscuits, a book and a Nagler (in the mail) ;)

[Astroman]

WHAT!!!!! DOH!!!!!!! I have been looking for cheap ones on there, just my luck I dont look for a week and look what happens, your next door neighbour gets one :( Good grab Ken you should love it.

[Striker]

Andrew....you missed the wink wink regarding the $150 Canon 350D...i'm sure it was atleast 7 times that amount...lol

Another dishonest husband.....where are you all getting this from...hehe

Great Work Ken $150...lol

[Astroman]

Oh UMM yeah great price that $150 cool! ;P

[johnno]

Hi All,
Well,I feel extremly lucky to have such a generous family,
My Wife,Kathy bought me a pair of 20x80 Binoculars,
Eldest daughter,and son in law bought an Ice cream maker,and some great books,on the world wars,
Youngest daughter,bought me the new Queen dvd,return of the Champions,and a container/pourer for my home made bourbon,which looks like a petrol bowser,
Not Forgetting the Grandkids,some pens,bookmarks,etc,so I have done really well.
The most important bit.
Heaps of love,and affection.
All the best for 2006.
Regards.
John

[hogly52]

I wish I'd been able to get away with a story about my cheap Canon EOS 10D from Ebay ;), but the home-based auditor found my "Items Won" listings. :face: Doh!!

Cheers, :drink:
Graeme
(Now with a EOS 10D, wondering what is needed to connect it to the dob?)
"Oh no, I won't get into astrophotography for a while yet".:lol: Things we wish we hadn't said!

[Kieken]

A book from Simon Singh
A teddybear from my girlfriend
A astrocalendar
A little paper worth 200€ and it has to be spent on astrogoodies :)
A book about my zodiac
A Sudokuthingie

[cometcatcher]

Ah the old Sudokuthingie. Can do almost anything with one of those. ;)

[Kieken]

Well, as it was given by my girlfriend the only option that I have is solve all the puzzles and hand it in. Poor me :).

[gaa_ian]

Good on you graeme
A Canon 10D very nice !
I now have a Canon IS S2, 5mp 12x Zoom (Was my wifes, now mine !)
Not really an Astrophotography camera, but great for everything else.
With a few dark frame subtractions I might be able to get the odd astrophoto !

[Itchy]

hOughy,

If it's the Homedics one, I got one too! Aren't they great!!

I also picked up a Navman Pocket PC :) :) (although I have had it for a little while).

Cheers

[33South]

My son sent me a book about Antarctica, came across a bit about the memorial at Observation Hill to Sir Robert Falcon Scott and his party.
On it is carved a line by Alfred Lord Tennyson which I thought would make a great dobbers motto.

“to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.”

[beren]

That would be interesting , the stories of exploration of Antarctica provide incrediable stories of feats {Amundsen} Tragedy {Scott} gallantry and survival {Shackleton/Mawson}
'Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman'-Scott

Got a Lymax SCT cooler and a DVD titled Space narrated by Sam Neil :)