What are you getting yourself for xmas? - Page 2

wasyoungonce (Brendan) · #21 12-11-2008, 07:23 PM

Troy if your researching then you are doing to right thing. It ensures you get what you need at the right price (hopefully). Also remember the boxing day sales!

Starkler (Geoff) · #22 12-11-2008, 07:27 PM

An RC helicopter

I didnt get to play with such toys as a kid

Ric · #23 12-11-2008, 09:48 PM

Time off work and clear skies.

I've spent my budget on everyone elses prezzies so that will do for me.

Cheers

PS, I'll add a cure for for Diabetes as well, I miss Xmas Pudding & Custard.

wavelandscott (Scott) · #24 13-11-2008, 01:18 AM

I am buying a house!

Not to hijack the thread but...It will be announced later this week (I am in Japan at a meeting this week) that I will be promoted and transferred to our New York City office in January...we will do Christmas and New Years in Oz and then off to the Big Apple (actually we are buying in Connecticut)...

Big move and change for me and my family...I will try and fill people in on more of the details later after it is all announced.

I will miss the dark spectacular southern skies...but, I will be closer to NEAF!!!

This purchase will likely cut into my Astro budget for a few months at least!

Clear dark Skies to you all!

Ian Robinson · #25 13-11-2008, 01:42 AM

My wish list for Santa for 2008.

1) I'd settle for my son coming home from Mackay for a week or so to visit.

2) A good firm job offer for a permanent residential senior or higher level engineering role that doesn't evaporate before I get there .... chances of that are ....

3) I'd like to have my slide off roof observing shed set up by then and my rebuilt 10" newt OTA ready to see starlight again.(Probably a good prospect.)

4) I'd like to see the exchange rate back up near or better than 80cUS so I can buy my EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM (but don't like my chances) and the 2x Type II L extender for under $2000. Doubtful.

5) A nice fishing boat would be nice .... ha !!! dream on Ian ....

6) A nice family get together for Xmas and New Year .

Think I'll settle for 1, 6 and maybe 3.

Doing the hard sell on my wife on 3 , she's sick of the spare bedroom being full of mounts on tripods and boxes full of camera gear and astronomy pits and pieces. She gets the room as a craft room if I can get the gear out and I get a desk in there for her to do here stuff on. That'll free up the study which she has commandered and taken over .... I have been exiled to the coffee table in the lounge room to do my uni work for the last 3 or 4 years.

What's the bet I get the slab layed , or a deck made , and the piers set up , and the roll off roof shed erected and we have to move (because no2 actually happens ? I keep on applying and I keep on hearing nasty rumours there is a shortage of experienced engineers out west , or up north or in SA ---- but I can't land one these jobs (always the bride'smade never the bride .... (I'm the wrong side of 50 yo))

Ian Robinson · #26 13-11-2008, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wavelandscott

I am buying a house!

Not to hijack the thread but...It will be announced later this week (I am in Japan at a meeting this week) that I will be promoted and transferred to our New York City office in January...we will do Christmas and New Years in Oz and then off to the Big Apple (actually we are buying in Connecticut)...

Big move and change for me and my family...I will try and fill people in on more of the details later after it is all announced.

I will miss the dark spectacular southern skies...but, I will be closer to NEAF!!!

This purchase will likely cut into my Astro budget for a few months at least!

Clear dark Skies to you all!

Not a job in a bank or an insurance company is it ....

Craig.a.c (Craig) · #27 13-11-2008, 02:30 AM

I'm hoping to get some 2" eyepieces and maybe an OIII filter, if I can convince my girlfriend that I need them.
A new job would be great, sick of shift work (security).

Phil · #28 13-11-2008, 07:52 AM

Well i am getting my 4 kids for Christmas can not wait. I will be buying then lost of stuff. Thats my gift.
Phil

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #29 13-11-2008, 09:10 AM

For myself, for xmas, I'm upgrading to a larger refractor.
Either a 6" achro or a 2nd Hand ED 80 or 100.
Decisions decisions.
If my tax refund ever finds it's way into my bank account, I will also be laying down the slab for my dome too.

Garyh · #30 13-11-2008, 09:31 AM

My beautiful Wife mentioned she might get me a lens that`s not to dear or for me to pick something I might want, maybe a Ha filter! of a DMK

Have had all the kids presents for ages since last January specials..lol

multiweb (Marc) · #31 13-11-2008, 12:10 PM

I know Santa has a "naughty list". If he has a "clear skies" list I'm the first in line.

matt · #32 13-11-2008, 07:52 PM

I'm thinking about a new finderscope for my C9.25...and a nice new Astrodon UV filter to begin putting together some false colour images of Venus.

I've got to find a planet other than Mars, Jupiter and Saturn to start imaging...at a reasonable image scale and with some surface (cloud0 detail

Inmykombi (Geoff) · #33 13-11-2008, 10:44 PM

I love my Sci-Fi, so I have already put my order in for the Season 2 of TORCHWOOD.

Woooo-hooooo.

Geoffro.

norm · #34 13-11-2008, 11:03 PM

Building a Garden Shed 3 x 2.4m

. I normally get my some sundry tools along the build

!

hehe Norm

h0ughy (David) · #35 13-11-2008, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by norm

Building a Garden Shed 3 x 2.4m

. I normally get my some sundry tools along the build

!

hehe Norm

now is that for real garden tools norm?

MortonH · #36 13-11-2008, 11:21 PM

Have just ordered a Stellarvue SV70ED from the US. It'll be my ultra-portable scope, since the arrival of our first child 4 weeks ago means there'll be no room in the car for my Dob any more!

Morton

norm · #37 13-11-2008, 11:29 PM

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now is that for real garden tools norm?

God no Dave!!! Ok, I may succumb to putting the pruners in there !
Actually there is a compromise, my wife's road bike will go in there (pedal type that is) and my dob.

After your quote and costings, I'm not too far off your budget either

Funny thing, it was the wife who suggested I come up with a tilt gable roof for the scope!!! I'm working on that idea now!!!

http://www.buildeazy.com/shed_3.html

PS: you nearly buggered me up and confused me with the Col Western shed too. The pricing looked pretty good!

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #38 14-11-2008, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

For myself, for xmas, I'm upgrading to a larger refractor.
Either a 6" achro or a 2nd Hand ED 80 or 100.
Decisions decisions.

Done, and should be arriving early next week.
I ended up getting a 5" achro.

Octane (Humayun) · #39 14-11-2008, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Done, and should be arriving early next week.
I ended up getting a 5" achro.

Congratulations, Jeanette!

What are you getting exactly, and where from?

Regards,
Humayun

Alchemy (Clive) · #40 14-11-2008, 12:20 PM

i dont do the christmas thing, really struggling to find some non expensive astro gear that i would like (16 inch rcos's and high end mounts are out as is the gemini goto) but i wouldnt mind a clear sky watcher gadget that tells me when he sky is clear. havent researched it as such..... hmmm idea for a thread if anyone knows anything.