Astronomers 10 Commandments

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Astronomers' 10 commandments LOL

1. Thou shalt have no white light before thee, behind thee, or to the
side of thee whilst sharing the night sky with thy fellow stargazers.

2. Thou shalt not love thy telescope more than thy spouse or thy
children; as much as, maybe, but not more.

3. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's telescope, unless it exceeds in
aperture or electronics twice that of thy wildest dreams.

4. Thou shalt not read "Astronomy" or "Sky & Telescope" on company time,
for thine employer makes it possible to continue thine astronomical
hobby.

5. Thou shalt have at least two telescopes so as to keep thy spouse
interested when the same accompanies thee under the night sky or on
eclipse
expeditions to strange lands where exotic wild animals doth roam freely.

6. Thou shalt not allow either thy sons or thy daughters to get married
during the Holy Days of Astrofest.

7. Thou shalt not reveal to thy spouse the true cost of thy telescope
collection; only the individual components and that shall be done with
great infrequency.

8. Thou shalt not buy thy spouse any lenses, filters, dew shields, maps,
charts, or any other necessities for Christmas, anniversaries, or
birthdays
unless thy spouse needs them for their own telescope.

9. Thou shalt not deceive thy spouse into thinking that ye are taking
them for a romantic Saturday night drive when indeed thou art heading> for a
dark sky site.

10. Thou shalt not store thy telescope in thy living room, dining room,
or bedroom, lest thou be sleeping with it full time.

Anonymous.

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

geoff

[graham.hobart (Graham stevens)]

Ha! JJJ
Very good
Number 7 is my down fall!
Though like a guide scope-I aim to please!

Number 10 pertinent as I have currently a Tak 60 and a C8 sitting in my dining room, plus an "astronomy cupboard" (wardrobe) stacked full of gizmos in the same area.
I built a shed to take some excess, but now that is full too.
Maybe have to start selling some more stuff soon.
Excellent!
Clear Skies
Graz

[Ric]

Good value JJJ

[sheeny (Al)]

I like it.



Al.

[Baddad (Marty)]

I Like it. Some one has too much time on their hands,

Cheers

[Larryp (Laurie)]

[barx1963 (Malcolm)]

Doesn't quite cover all belief systems, the United Order of Snake Valley Imagers and Dob Worshippers use the following as number 6:

6. Thou shalt not allow either thy sons or thy daughters to get married during the twice yearly Holy Days of Snake Valley Camp. Neither shall ye permit thy spouse to schedule any family outings, dos, get togethers or excursions at that time, which is sacred and not to be tampered with.

Malcolm

[Astro_Bot]

I fail on #10 - my dining room is full of astro gear and I often have my mount setup there for adjustments, testing or just to gaze at it. <Sigh>

May I suggest a new Commandment:

11. Thou shalt not consume the fruits of the earth that would make thine fingers sticky and thence touch equipment, for cleanliness of optics is next to Godliness.

[mbaddah (Mo)]

LOL it's funny cause it's true

[leon]

Excellent, love it.

Leon

[guggle (Michael)]

Gosh, darn! I've already broken about 3 of them!!

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

Ha,

I did go to sleep outside under my telescope once. My mates will not let me forget it.

[Brian3. (Brian)]

A slight digression coming up...
It is "infinitely" possible to apply the science of astronomy to romantic purpose, and to great effect! This action can circumvent those most troubling commandments quickly and effectively. Of course you must have a way with words, hmmm. To qualify myself I humbly offer the lyrics to a song I wrote, well the first few verses anyway:
"Would you like to spend some time with a starry sky above,
Country space around us we can fill it with our love
Come along with me, it will set you free.
Feel the heavens move and spin around in space
Children in the cosmos touched by the spirits grace
Come along with me, it will set you free."
Chorus...
"Girl I can see the universe
I can see all those stars at play, stars at play.
Girl I can see clear across the whole universe
Take my hand and I'll show you the way."
Now THAT IS APPLIED ASTRONOMY!
Brian3.

[el_draco (Rom)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Astronomers' 10 commandments LOL

1. Thou shalt have no white light before thee, behind thee, or to the
side of thee whilst sharing the night sky with thy fellow stargazers.

2. Thou shalt not love thy telescope more than thy spouse or thy
children; as much as, maybe, but not more.

3. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's telescope, unless it exceeds in
aperture or electronics twice that of thy wildest dreams.

4. Thou shalt not read "Astronomy" or "Sky & Telescope" on company time,
for thine employer makes it possible to continue thine astronomical
hobby.

5. Thou shalt have at least two telescopes so as to keep thy spouse
interested when the same accompanies thee under the night sky or on
eclipse
expeditions to strange lands where exotic wild animals doth roam freely.

6. Thou shalt not allow either thy sons or thy daughters to get married
during the Holy Days of Astrofest.

7. Thou shalt not reveal to thy spouse the true cost of thy telescope
collection; only the individual components and that shall be done with
great infrequency.

8. Thou shalt not buy thy spouse any lenses, filters, dew shields, maps,
charts, or any other necessities for Christmas, anniversaries, or
birthdays
unless thy spouse needs them for their own telescope.

9. Thou shalt not deceive thy spouse into thinking that ye are taking
them for a romantic Saturday night drive when indeed thou art heading> for a
dark sky site.

10. Thou shalt not store thy telescope in thy living room, dining room,
or bedroom, lest thou be sleeping with it full time.

Anonymous.

I'm a dead man

[Terry5 (Adrian)]

I fear I am already following 7, and I have only owned my scope for three weeks.....

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

I don't agree with #10 - it is at odds with "if thy wants an observatory then thy should spread astro stuff around every room in the house".

[h0ughy (David)]

thou should not covet thy neighbours larger scope or camera

and every photon is sacred

and 2x2 does mean binning

reference to the ark may mean older SBIg cameras

thou shall have an astronomy delivery receiving centre.....

[Sconesbie (Scott)]

Number seven is the best.

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Where all doomed,especially Houghy