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17-06-2008, 07:51 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 283
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spacezebra
- You own a 12V hair drier (and have short hair).
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- You own a hair dryer (and have NO hair, at least none worth mentioning). 
ps just want to make clear that's my son in my avatar pic, not me; he has plenty of hair, which I threaten to steal on a regular basis.
Last edited by PhilW; 17-06-2008 at 07:56 PM.
Reason: hair
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17-06-2008, 07:58 PM
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Spam Hunter
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Oberon NSW
Posts: 14,438
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
I just came up with a few myself,
What about when:
* You drive down the M4 and wonder where the Antares turn off is?
* Your favourite beer glass is FPL51 ED with a 2x barlow built into the bottom
* On a clear night, you gaze up, see a satellite and refer to it by name.
* You get PMT every two months just before the AS&T is due in the letterbox (Pre Magazine Tension)
* On clear nights the neighbours see you outside with two sets of binoculars, a laser pointer and a massive telescope and no longer call the police or bother to close their blinds when getting undressed.
* You wonder why the kids school photos dont have "diffraction spikes" in them.
* You scour the Crazy John's and Telstra Shops looking for a mobile phone with a 6MP modded long exposure camera with T-thread and IR filter removed with peltier cooling and has a Vixen style dovetail bar as an option.
I am sure I will come up with more..... 
Cheers
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Ah, yes! 
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Originally Posted by PhilW
- You own a hair dryer (and have NO hair, at least none worth mentioning). |
Of course!
Al.
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17-06-2008, 08:03 PM
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I have detailed files....
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kellyville Ridge, NSW Australia
Posts: 3,306
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Classic AL, the centre spot on the back window
Sorry to say I am still laughing at my beer glass one.....
Oooh, here's another one:
* When friends ask to see photos of your loved ones, you flip out your wallet and pics of Jupiter, Omega Centauri and M104 fall to the ground....
* The spy eye in your front door has a cheshire cross hair in it.
* Your shaving mirror is BK7 with better than 1/12 wave dispersion.
Chris
Last edited by Screwdriverone; 17-06-2008 at 08:56 PM.
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17-06-2008, 08:05 PM
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I have detailed files....
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kellyville Ridge, NSW Australia
Posts: 3,306
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And finally (for now) anyway,
* You punch the air and celebrate when you crack every milestone for posting on IIS.
(yes this is my 300th post)
Woooohooooooo - High FIVE!
Cheers
Chris
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17-06-2008, 08:35 PM
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Spam Hunter
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Oberon NSW
Posts: 14,438
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And more...
You are an astroholic when: - You own more than one jump starter pack and you're not a mechanic.
- You know NGC4755, M42 and M45 are the Jewel Box, The Great Orion Nebula and the Pleiades respectively.
- Your laptop computer has water marks on it.
- You use astro and image processing software more than MS Office.
- You own more than one camera, scope and/or binoculars.
- You know what time the GRS will transit tonight based on last night's observations alone.
- You know at least 3 ways to find the SCP or NCP from other asterisms.
- You know what spectral class the sun is.
- You have fingerless black woolen gloves.
- When you see the first star at night you assess the seeing and transparency rather than make a wish.
Al.
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17-06-2008, 08:38 PM
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Spam Hunter
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Oberon NSW
Posts: 14,438
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
Classic AL, the centre spot on the back window
Sorry to say I am still laughing at my beer glass one.....
Oooh, here's another one:
* When friends ask to see photos of you loved ones, you flip out your wallet and pics of Jupiter, Omega Centauri and M104 fall to the ground....
* The spy eye in your front door has a cheshire cross hair in it.
* Your shaving mirror is BK7 with better than 1/12 wave dispersion.
Chris |
 Very good! I don't drink beer but I can imagine a Powermate shot glass!
Al.
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17-06-2008, 08:43 PM
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Star Struck
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canberra
Posts: 2,797
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
* When friends ask to see photos of you loved ones, you flip out your wallet and pics of Jupiter, Omega Centauri and M104 fall to the ground....
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An absolute classic!
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17-06-2008, 08:45 PM
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I have detailed files....
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kellyville Ridge, NSW Australia
Posts: 3,306
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Ha ha ha ha,
Is this another reason to consider yourself an astroholic, constantly checking the IIS website to add to the astroholic thread that Sheeny started?
* You run out of petrol in your car after travelling an extra 70km out of your way on the Motorways after leaving work just so you can boast that you saw 4 Messier objects on the way home (M5, M7, M2 and M4)
* Your neighbours hear you calling your dogs in for dinner "Here Schmidt, here Cassegrain"
* Your next child's name is going to be Ritchey Chretien ..........
* You fondly call your wife's G string tan line in summer the "Cassini Division"
thank you, thank you very much, I am here all week, try the veal.....
Cheers
Chris
Last edited by Screwdriverone; 18-06-2008 at 09:24 AM.
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17-06-2008, 08:58 PM
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I have detailed files....
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kellyville Ridge, NSW Australia
Posts: 3,306
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matty P
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Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
* When friends ask to see photos of you loved ones, you flip out your wallet and pics of Jupiter, Omega Centauri and M104 fall to the ground....
Funnily enough Matty, when I thought of that one, I was thinking of you.
Chris
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17-06-2008, 09:07 PM
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Spam Hunter
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Oberon NSW
Posts: 14,438
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
Ha ha ha ha,
Is this another reason to consider yourself an astroholic, constantly checking the IIS website to add to the astroholic thread that Sheeny started?
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Definitely!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
* You run out of petrol in your car after travelling an extra 70km out of your way on the Motorways after leaving work just so you can boast that you saw 4 Messier objects on the way home (M5, M7, M2 and M4)
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The Messier Marathon drive!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
* Your neighbours hear you calling your dogs in for dinner "Here Schmidt, here Cassegrain"
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I immediately thought "Sirius" and "Procyon"...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
* Your next child's name is going to be Ritchley Chreiten ..........
* You fondly call your wife's G string tan line in summer the "Cassini Division"
thank you, thank you very much, I am here all week, try the veal.....
Cheers
Chris
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You're on fire, Chris!
Al.
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17-06-2008, 09:33 PM
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Plays well with others!
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Ridgefield CT USA
Posts: 3,535
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Funny funny thread!
Guilty!!!
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17-06-2008, 10:06 PM
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I have detailed files....
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kellyville Ridge, NSW Australia
Posts: 3,306
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I'm not finished yet! 
* Your local council sets up a task force and posts security guards at the end of your street to catch the "roaming gangs of teenagers" who keep smashing all the street lights in your area.
* You leave so many copies of astronomy magazines around your bedroom, your wife starts thinking Sir Patrick Moore is "hot"
* You let your boss think you are surfing porn at work when you are really checking the ICE TRADE Classifieds for some HOT deals.
* When all of your workmates stand around the water cooler complaining how its raining all week because some bugger washed his car, when you really know its because someone in your area has just taken delivery of his/her new telescope.
* You and your mates all go to the Footy Grand Final in your IIS beanies (still waiting on the IIS beer cooler Mike!)
* You keep a few endangered species in your backyard shed so that everytime one of the neighbours tries to start building their house on the vacant block of land next to yours, you lob one over the fence and call GreenPeace who delays the building for six months while they "rehabilitate" the critter.
and probably the number one reason you know your are an Astroholic is when:
* You wash your primary mirror more than your car!
Cheers for now
Chris
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17-06-2008, 10:38 PM
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Support your local RFS
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Wamboin NSW
Posts: 12,405
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Guilty of a few of them.
Ok, maybe more than a few. 
I really like the letterbox idea though. 
Cheers
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17-06-2008, 11:07 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Wollongong
Posts: 3,819
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
I'm not finished yet!
and probably the number one reason you know your are an Astroholic is when:
* You wash your primary mirror more than your car! |
You wash your car? It rains in Sydney doesn't it? When it rains mine gets washed inside and out.
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17-06-2008, 11:53 PM
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Widefield wuss
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Caboolture, Australia
Posts: 6,994
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im guilty of so many....
How bout this..
When the total cost of all your equipment could feed a family for over a year.
You get up and leave a table in a restaurant mid meal to zap outside quickly to watch the IIS flyover (I did this last brisbane pass  )
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18-06-2008, 12:22 AM
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I have detailed files....
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kellyville Ridge, NSW Australia
Posts: 3,306
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Hi Alex,
Dont you mean ISS?
One last one from me before I head to bed.
* When you sneak around the neighbourhood during the day rewiring all the Foxtel dishes so that when the neighbours all turn their TV's off at night, they all automatically turn into a VLA (Very Large Array) to make a 3km telescope
Ok, so I am tired, sue me
Chris
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18-06-2008, 12:47 AM
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Widefield wuss
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Caboolture, Australia
Posts: 6,994
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Chris.. Yes, I did mean ISS...
Suppose you could add...
*you confuse your astro-acronyms due to there being too many of them stored in your melon..
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18-06-2008, 12:48 AM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Wollongong
Posts: 3,819
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Quote:
Originally Posted by madtuna
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Steve, this is getting to be far, far, far too much information. You imagination (amongst other things) is certainly over-active. Calm down, have a cold shower, and go to bed.
Last edited by RB; 18-06-2008 at 10:37 AM.
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18-06-2008, 12:49 AM
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Widefield wuss
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Caboolture, Australia
Posts: 6,994
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Originally Posted by madtuna
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Or a A0 print of a RCOS 32" scope on a paramount with a 12mp OSC CCD imager in a fully motorized dome observatory.. mmmmmmm ttooooooysss!!
Last edited by RB; 18-06-2008 at 10:37 AM.
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18-06-2008, 09:21 AM
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Starcatcher
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Gerringong
Posts: 8,548
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Thanks everyone - this is all sooooooo funny
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