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Old 23-06-2014, 06:27 AM
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The Dog Astronomer - Caption this :)

Suzy found this picture and shared it on the IceInSpace Facebook page, and asked for some funny captions.

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

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Old 23-06-2014, 07:08 AM
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This is a dog of a 'scope.
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Old 23-06-2014, 07:52 AM
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"Canis Major eh? We might just have to give that another name!"
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Old 23-06-2014, 08:02 AM
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Are you Sirius?
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Old 23-06-2014, 08:03 AM
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Old 23-06-2014, 08:45 AM
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Old 23-06-2014, 09:22 AM
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Old 23-06-2014, 09:47 AM
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Old 23-06-2014, 09:48 AM
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Old 23-06-2014, 10:10 AM
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Canis Major or Canis Minor? That is the question!
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Old 23-06-2014, 10:18 AM
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Old 23-06-2014, 10:26 AM
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Old 23-06-2014, 11:15 AM
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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"

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Old 23-06-2014, 11:38 AM
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The further back in time we look, the more brownshifted the object appears.
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Old 23-06-2014, 11:51 AM
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Sirius(ly), It looks nothing like a dog!
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Old 23-06-2014, 11:56 AM
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Quote:
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"Meh, so what if it's an achromat - I am a dog, I only see monochrome"
Meh? It sounds almost like Meow!

Woof!!!
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Old 23-06-2014, 12:13 PM
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One small step for dog,.......
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Old 23-06-2014, 12:34 PM
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"Hmm... That Canis Major is a fox!! I wish this was a smell-a-scope so I could check out that butt"
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Old 23-06-2014, 12:45 PM
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Old 23-06-2014, 12:50 PM
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On a side note, weren't those particular coin operated telescopes made by Vixen/Koyusha?

Anyway, back to levity
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