Peculiar topic - naming your pride and joy - Page 2

pvelez (Pete) · #21 30-05-2014, 06:33 PM

My PMX is called Ms Scarlett - for obvious reasons

Pete

IanW · #22 31-05-2014, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by anj026

I am a big fan of D&G. Glad to hear of another one in the state. A 12" would indeed be a dream come true. Makes me think of Leslie C Peltier.
http://www.aavso.org/leslie-c-peltier

Me too, there's nothing as good as long F ratio scope for lunar and planetary work, to say nothing of galaxies.

It's a real shame they are so out of favour with the newbies these days.

OzStarGazer · #23 31-05-2014, 08:54 AM

My first scope (the SW Heritage 130p I bought in December) is Albert.

RB (Andrew) · #24 31-05-2014, 09:14 AM

My 12" LX200 is called Principia.
I haven't named my Tak 130 yet, even though I use it most.
Houghy's named my Tak 150 - "the door stop" because I haven't used it yet.

RB

torana68 (Roger) · #25 31-05-2014, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sn1987a

My buxom wench "Nigella".

looks very nice but I bet it costs a bit to keep it working?
my cars are all different colors so thats easy , telescopes are all white so not so easy but the best they get is "the crappy f4", eight inch , ten inch, DK etc nothing exciting like "Nigela"

OzStarGazer · #26 31-05-2014, 09:28 AM

I am going to buy a refractor in September and will need help with the name. I think I will call it Kelly.

IanW · #27 31-05-2014, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by cometcatcher

I mostly call mine names consisting of 4 letters when I get frustrated with them.

Mine get that too! Usually starting with "c'mon you pile of shiffle" to "eff ing heap of junk" to the ever popular "That it. it's Sims metal for you" plus "come on you heap of $hit".

I have a whole phrase book devoted to cigarette lighter plugs and batteries.... none of which are remotely printable.

GeoffW1 (Geoff) · #28 31-05-2014, 10:52 AM

Hi,

There seems no trend then as to whether a scope is male or female, or just something neuter?

Or is it that males have a female scope, and vice-versa (Jen's dob is male

), with a random component to it as well?

Is this a reflection of our times, when we are surrounded by helper objects we depend on?

I think we have to view this through the lens of our techno society.

Cheers

OzStarGazer · #29 31-05-2014, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffW1

Hi,

There seems no trend then as to whether a scope is male or female, or just something neuter?

Or is it that males have a female scope, and vice-versa (Jen's dob is male

), with a random component to it as well?

Well, dobs for example are males of course because they are so big and have broad shoulders.

GeoffW1 (Geoff) · #30 31-05-2014, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by OzStarGazer

Well, dobs for example are males of course because they are so big and have broad shoulders.

sn1987a (Barry) · #31 31-05-2014, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by OzStarGazer

Well, dobs for example are males of course because they are so big and have broad shoulders.

How come in the advertising its men fondling the big Dobs and women stroking the refractors?. I'm just sayin'

OzStarGazer · #32 31-05-2014, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sn1987a

How come in the advertising its men fondling the big Dobs and women stroking the refractors?. I'm just sayin'

There are two options:
1. Women's arms are too short to hug say a 16" dob, and on the other hand refractors are too slim for men to really feel "something".
2. Maybe they are homosexual dobs and refractors?

GeoffW1 (Geoff) · #33 31-05-2014, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by OzStarGazer

Women's arms are too short to hug say a 16" dob, and on the other hand refractors are too slim for men to really feel "something".

I think it is all getting out of hand here

OzStarGazer · #34 31-05-2014, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffW1

I think it is all getting out of hand here

I agree... We should just love our scopes for what they are... regardless of gender...

jamespierce (James) · #35 31-05-2014, 09:04 PM

All our scopes are (or have been) named after astronomers that suited...

Ptolemy - 90mm F5.6
Copernicus - 16" F4
Kepler - 128mm F8
Cassini - 120mm F7.5
Galileo - PST Solar Scope
Fleming - 100mm HA Lunt

SimmoW (SIMON) · #36 01-06-2014, 12:30 AM

Ha, my buddy nicknamed my Tak E-130D "the banana" and it's stuck!

LewisM · #37 07-06-2014, 01:17 PM

Gone done them all now... ALL have brass mini-plaques, custom computer engraved (have a mate who does this, so it cost me a 6 pack)

I had the audacity to name my mount after my wife... I shouldn't need to explain why I called my mount after my wife

When she asked me why (I have attached it to the curved front part of the mount head), I explained that I was pointing her to the stars, "per ardua ad astra". That seems to have placated her curiosity

(she has not considered the perverted connotation...yet)

All the kids got a mention, and my red-haired cat got pride of place on a small oval brass plate on the back of my red Atik 4000 CCD

Rodstar (Rod) · #38 08-06-2014, 10:40 AM

My scope, the Mary Rose, was named after a ship in Henry VIII's fleet. He spared no expense on it..... with Marine ply, no expense spared, and with the intent of sailing the seas of the southern skies, the Argo Navis etc. etc....it seemed right to me.

The Mary Rose ship sank in its first battle. Fortunately my scope has not sunk into the ground yet....

Picking up on what some others have said about gender, and innuendo, my wife calls my scope "The Phallus-scope". I deny all over-compensation allegations...