Christmas astro gifts

[dannybgoode]

So what astro related gifts did you get? I got a couple of books - The Planets and Astrophotography of the Year and also this rather neat weather talking device - the Fitzroy Storm Glass. Never even heard of these before however it be filled with water and salt and depending on the temperature the salt floats in different ways in the water. 

No idea if it works but it’s rather cool   

Edited December 25, 2019 by dannybgoode

[Mick H]

I got this:

 

At least it's better than the bottle you got. 😜

After a few of mine I can see doubles and trebles, and Nebbuwllers 

[dannybgoode]

6 minutes ago, Mick H said:

I got this:

 

At least it's better than the bottle you got. 😜

After a few of mine I can see doubles and trebles, and Nebbuwllers 

Looks very nice. That said I’ve not had a drink in coming in for 18 months so will have to take your word for it . 
 

Got some rather nice bottles of single malt that are barely drunk- will have to pass them on to a friend at some point...

[mark81]

13 minutes ago, dannybgoode said:

Got some rather nice bottles of single malt that are barely drunk- will have to pass them on to a friend at some point...

I'll be your friend 🤪

[Mick H]

2 minutes ago, mark81 said:

I'll be your friend 🤪

Get in line mark81. 😡

[dannybgoode]

3 minutes ago, mark81 said:

I'll be your friend 🤪

I have a bit of a queue  for some reason  

[Gina]

In reply to the OP - Nothing!

Edited December 25, 2019 by Gina

[Stu]

Vaguely astro related in that I hope to do some astro projects with it once I've got the hang of it.

Also got a nice astro calendar from my children.

[JamesF]

I received a pair of warm boots to wear in the observatory.  Very pleased to have them as despite the floor being insulated my feet do tend to get quite cold when the temperature gets close to freezing or below even if the rest of me is quite warm.

James

[Paz]

I got a new note book for recording my observations...

Edited December 25, 2019 by Paz

[Helen]

My husband lives life on the edge... Here's a bag he bought me 😋

And some notebooks 

But to fully redeem himself...

Spoilt as usual 🤗

Helen

[Paul M]

We treat ourselves to a new-to-us, rather large car. Specifically to facilitate to bulk transport of children. I got some undies, a couple of bottles of gin and some other bits.

The MD reminded me that the Celestron 127slt she got me in the late summer was birthday and Christmas combined. The MD gets a day at the sales with my plastic friend! 

[John]

The only astro related presents that I got were DVDs.

- The film Apollo 11 from my Son;

- The re-mastered version of the original Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy TV series from my other half:

Both were on my list so very welcome

I also got the go ahead to spend my birthday in February at Kennedy Space Centre so I'm sorting out a trip to Florida over the next few days

 

[Phillips6549]

Santa brought me lots of goodies but,  given the weather we've been having,  this is what I'll probably use most. 

Mark. 

[LukeSkywatcher]

Does a Star Wars Christmas jumper count?.

[mdstuart]

Thermal boots for observing 😀

Actually my wife bought me boots I can take off easily to save getting mud all over the dinning room floor!

[FenlandPaul]

My wife kindly bought me volume 7 of this (and there’s an identically sized, as-yet-unwrapped pressie that I suspect is volume 6):

I’ve been enjoying collecting this series, but I’m a little worried about the pace of release at the moment!!  Lots of my favourite constellations seems to be in the back three-quarters of the alphabet...

[Robny]

J also build scale models, so these were inevitable 😁

I also got a solar system T-Shirt and a couple of astro related books.

[geeklee]

1 hour ago, Robny said:

J also build scale models, so these were inevitable 😁

I also got a solar system T-Shirt and a couple of astro related books.

Awesome 😃

Various pop science books, another Apollo 11 one and an interesting approach to solar photography...

[Nigella Bryant]

I'm waiting for the sale's, lol.

[dannybgoode]

4 hours ago, LukeSkywatcher said:

Does a Star Wars Christmas jumper count?.

Yes absolutely

[dannybgoode]

15 hours ago, John said:

The only astro related presents that I got were DVDs.

- The film Apollo 11 from my Son;

- The re-mastered version of the original Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy TV series from my other half:

Both were on my list so very welcome

I also got the go ahead to spend my birthday in February at Kennedy Space Centre so I'm sorting out a trip to Florida over the next few days

 

We’ve had Orlando booked for nearly a year now but only told babybgoode (well he’s 7 1/2 now) yesterday. 
 

Got two days booked at Kennedy. One with him and one on my own so I can geek out in peace. On the day I’m going in my own I’ve booked the lunch with an astronaut thing. Very excited   

[JamesF]

4 hours ago, LukeSkywatcher said:

Does a Star Wars Christmas jumper count?.

For some bizarre reason I suddenly have an image of Ben Kenobi standing in front of crowds watching the winter solstice at Stonehenge and saying "These are not the druids you are looking for".

James

[John]

20 minutes ago, dannybgoode said:

Got two days booked at Kennedy. One with him and one on my own so I can geek out in peace. On the day I’m going in my own I’ve booked the lunch with an astronaut thing. Very excited   

Its a great place - I could spend a week there but my other half would eventually protest I guess. My last visit was 2011 so it will be interesting to see what has changed.

 

[dannybgoode]

8 minutes ago, John said:

Its a great place - I could spend a week there but my other half would eventually protest I guess. My last visit was 2011 so it will be interesting to see what has changed.

 

It’s one of the few places in the States I’ve always wanted to go so am very excited. Doing all the other Orlando stuff of course but toss is the highlight for me. That and the lightsaber workshop at Disney of course.