Naming your telescope

[terrym2002uk]

Mine used to be called light bucket. Now I have come to see it as a money bucket!

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

The C8 is sometimes called HMS Suffolk, the little kids' 4.5" minidob is now the "Daring", the 80mm and bins are the corvettes or sloops. I used to do some model shipbuilding. If ever I move to an 11" it must be called Scharnhorst, or Seydlitz, a 12" "Dreadnought" a 14" would become "King George V", a 15" either "Hood" or "Warspite", and a 16" "Nelson". More usually I just call them by their aperture.

[LukeSkywatcher]

In monetary terms mine are referred to as:

Damn expensive,expensive for its size,cheap and so cheap i cant believe it works.

Guess which is which.

LOL.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

In monetary terms many, it would generally be:

"don't tell the missus what this cost, I"

"don't tell the missus what this cost, II "

"don't tell the missus what this cost, III"

"don't tell the missus what this cost, IV"

[scuffer]

Nelly , cos when I put it in the dining room the wife says 'not on your nelly'

[David Smith]

The monolith.....cos it's "full of stars".

[Gomtuu]

"The Cloudmaker"

[nickdud]

i have to name it? might call it "the ex" as it seems to cost loads of money trying to find exactly what i want;)

[perkil8r]

Very strange, me and the other half normally name everything, Boris BMW, Spartacus the Street Ka.......

Stu

I'm disapointed, you missed a trick there, should've called it Desire

I haven't got a name for her yet, but she's most definately a her. She's great to look at, I am happy to spend the night with her, and she costs me a small fortune.....

[Andy McK]

Fenton.

It never does what it's told.

[Lioness_Stargazer]

Mine have all been boys!

Tommy Telescope

Trevor Telescope

And the C8 which is on order has already been nicknamed "The Beast" by my bf!

[noakesy]

my 200p is bleep , 4in is booster,, bleep and booster now im showing my age

[LukeSkywatcher]

I really feel that my 8SE should be named Michael.

Or Wilks.

[coulthamst]

My white eight inch flextube dob has a black twelve inch dew shield with a black cloth draped over it. It is now known as Archbishop Makarios.

[todd8137]

my reflector is called MOI,the sc9.25 is called pedro

[Lyper]

Fenton.

It never does what it's told.

What an awesome name:D

[Nexus 6]

have no name for mine, should maybe call it Clint then

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I really feel that my 8SE should be named Michael.

Or Wilks.

[LukeSkywatcher]

Mick it is.......................seen as i am Irish and stuff.

LOL.

[jabberwocky]

You are all ever so slightly weird, some good names though. I've never really been into naming inanimate objects. I did have an Alfa Romeo that a friend named Uckle because the last 3 letters of the reg were UKL, what I sometimes called it though gritted teeth would never get past the swear filter on here. Best car I've ever owned though!

[sanmatt]

Stella!

oi! Mine's called Stella.

(not very imaginative are we? lol)

eta- The Alfa Romeo is called Alfie, the Smart Roadster Coupe is just Smartie, the Westfield is Westy, and my Santa Fe SUV is called 'Jose from Santa Fe'.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

You are all ever so slightly weird, some good names though. I've never really been into naming inanimate objects. I did have an Alfa Romeo that a friend named Uckle because the last 3 letters of the reg were UKL, what I sometimes called it though gritted teeth would never get past the swear filter on here. Best car I've ever owned though!

Being slightly weird is par for the course for those going out into the freezing cold at night, I would say

[sanmatt]

Essential!

[hemihaggis]

sad

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Olly Penrice's 20" Dob is named sir Isaac, I am told. Very classy.