You know you have become a 'real' astronomer when...

[Yimini]

...you can say Uranus without laughing :-p

It seems I can't have a conversation with anyone in the office about viewing Uranus later in the year without them rolling over in fits of laughter. maybe I had better concentrate on Neptune ;-)

[paul schofield]

Ha ha I know what you mean. And no matter what way you say it, it still raises a laugh. Just don't tell anyone you saw a lovely moon last night.

[Polar Bear]

my friends think I am an alcoholic as I am always referring to 'splitting doubles all night'

Paul

[Naemeth]

You consider it an amazing achievement to own a full collection of *insert line of Televue eyepieces*, which to most people is essentially a few bits of round glass stuck together in a pretty (and big) package.

When your brain constantly thinks of ways to rid light pollution.

When you care about the weather and "seeing", which most people don't understand.

When you start DIY for practically everything you can for your scope and accessories.

[Ganymede12]

My brother referred to the transit of Venus as the movements of Uranus.

I pronounce it Year-ah-nus. That is how most TV presenters pronounce it and It lowers the level of laughter.

[Yimini]

I pronounce it Year-ah-nus. That is how most TV presenters pronounce it and It lowers the level of laughter.

According to Wikipedia both pronunciations are valid i.e. emphasis on the 'U' or the 'A'!

[mallorcasaint]

When your bank account rapidly and regularly declines!

The best way to pronounce Uranus is the way my American daughter-in-law does "ooran-us"!

[E621Keith]

You consider it an amazing achievement to own a full collection of *insert line of Televue eyepieces*, which to most people is essentially a few bits of round glass stuck together in a pretty (and big) package.

IMHO, owning complete line of any eyepiece (that wasn't bought as a set) is an achievement in itself.

[Naemeth]

IMHO, owning complete line of any eyepiece (that wasn't bought as a set) is an achievement in itself.

True. It's not often that every EP of one set is at the same level (therefore you usually replace one of the set with something else!)

[DirkSteele]

I have the Uranus problem with all my colleagues in the office! That and just talking about the moon, also generates jokes and laughter.

[cantab]

When your bank account rapidly and regularly declines!

Gets shifted further into the red than the CMB.

[Vince1963]

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ha Ha Ha Ha Ooh Ooh Ooh

[Probablynot]

I think the astronomers only switched from calling it 'Herschel' because they liked the jokes they could tell with the other name.

[jflowers]

Sounds like we work with some very immature people...

Now, who's seen Uranus?

[Naemeth]

Sounds like we work with some very immature people...

Now, who's seen Uranus?

Not me, it's too far away and not visible due to trees and my house always blocking it.

[rory]

most obvoius one to me is astronomers MOAN about long summer nights,and wish for the nights to draw in !!

i know of no others who do this.

[Naemeth]

There are always things to do on Sunny days, such as Sungaze.. or should that be Stargaze?

We'll always find things to do on Cloudy days, but always want the skies to clear in the night.

[rory]

most obvoius one to me is astronomers MOAN about long summer nights,and wish for the nights to draw in !!

i know of no others who do this.

LMAO, see ive browsed for five minutes and found this from pug. "And best of all (and I never thought I'd say it untill I got into stargazing) the nights will be getting longer now, Hurrah!"

i rest my case.

[Hals]

most obvoius one to me is astronomers MOAN about long summer nights,and wish for the nights to draw in !!

i know of no others who do this.

Oh I don't know...

There's a guy a few doors away from me, tall, pale looking, always wears a black cape (looks a bit like a young Ray Reardon) absolutely loves the darker nights - never, ever tries solar observing though.

[Graham Darke]

Best way to look at Uranus is with a great big mirror....... or a lens if you prefer refractors.

[texaspete1973]

You know you're hooked when you wish the light nights would disappear and the early dark nights would go on and on and on...................................

[SFlowers]

When you're excited about tomorrow, not because it's your husbands birthday but because it's payday and you bought a 12" dob last month and are feeling rather poor

[E621Keith]

When you're excited about tomorrow, not because it's your husbands birthday but because it's payday and you bought a 12" dob last month and are feeling rather poor

For a second I thought you were going to say the nights are going to get longer from tomorrow.

[laser_jock99]

most obvoius one to me is astronomers MOAN about long summer nights,and wish for the nights to draw in !!

i know of no others who do this.

Someone at work today moaned that the days were going to shorter, summer was over etc. I was the only one who thought this was a good thing.

[jflowers]

For a second I thought you were going to say the nights are going to get longer from tomorrow.

Nope, she actually is more exited about payday more than my birthday!!! Pretty pleased too as we can now get the 1100d we have been after