Astro gift for a friend's 60th.

[Guest]

https://www.steelman24.co.uk/astronomer-1020

Looking for gift suggestions for a friend's 60th birthday. Came across this item. It's in the right price bracket. But some inaccuracies. I personally don't have fastener nuts for hip joints 😂. 

Any suggestions for a worthwhile gift would be welcome. I was going to give him my Broardhurst, Clarkson comet Eyepiece. But can't bare to part with this vintage Eyepiece. 

[andrew s]

The Royal Society print shop have a number of astro prints which when framed are in the right ball park price wise.

Regards Andrew 

[Knighty2112]

Why is it staring at the ground instead of up in the air? 😳😳😳

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Knighty2112 said:

Why is it staring at the ground instead of up in the air? 😳😳😳

He could be viewing a very fast neutrino penetrating the Earth?? 🙊 

[KingNothing13]

Even with the little metal dude using it very wrong - it's adorable!

[Gina]

If only they had got it right, that would be a delightful little object.

[paul mc c]

Probably looking for his eyepiece cap in the dark......think we have all been there.

[JOC]

Is it wrong?  Isn't the telescope pointed almost straight up and he is looking down into the EP which the enterprising fellow is viewing via a star diagonal to put the image up the right way 😉

[AstroMuni]

On their website it says ......"At the same time they are not only characterised by their extraordinary creativity, but also by unique attention to detail.", so they do appreciate that its back breaking work to look at the stars 😂

[JOC]

How about a solar system paperweight/lamp like this one - 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Erwei-International-System-Crystal-Engraved/dp/B0787PP19H/ref=asc_df_B0787PP19H/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310734995700&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12036510559397166866&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045038&hvtargid=pla-564068933008&psc=1

There are lots of options if you ask Google

[JOC]

They do them with galaxies in too https://www.amazon.co.uk/FTYtek-Colorful-Birthday-Girlfriend-Classmates/dp/B078TVQQSR/ref=asc_df_B078TVQQSR/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312374080263&hvpos=1o10&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15627166077696054198&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045038&hvtargid=pla-430335221405&psc=1

[JOC]

NB they are far cheaper on ebay!

[JOC]

All sorts of fun astro gifts out there

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solar-System-Model-Orrery-Ultimate-Marble-Collection-Shuttle-Rocket-Planets/252527196691?epid=0&hash=item3acbcb3a13:g:bjcAAOSw6QpbR2Zo

This looks fun too

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Authentic-Models-SOLAR-SYSTEM-MOBILE-GL061-Hanging-Mobile/153159420111?hash=item23a90348cf:g:FQ0AAOSwIgNXkIxE

Edited August 13, 2019 by JOC

[Rob Sellent]

Removing price, books and DVDs from the equation, over the years I've received some lovely gifts of which a few highlights have included:

• Little Planet Factory's solar system set (skip to 1:41 to 3:00).
• Mova's Jupiter Globe
• Sky & Telescope's Mars Globe
• Metal Earth Space Models (**patience needed** skip through to see space related models)
• New Ware and Real Space resin models that build into impressive kits (**patience needed** not bothered about rockets but love the old satelites, Soyuz, Voskhod spacecrafts and capsules etc)
• Hasegawa's Voyager (relatively easy build)
• Vintage Luna Poster

 

[Scooot]

This is good, maybe with a space film at their imax.

https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/space-descent-vr-tim-peake