Naming Kit

[crowlord]

Is it just me or does everyone get the urge to name things?

My Telescope is a girl and is called Suki! I don't know why but it fits.

Anyone else name their stuff?

[LukeSkywatcher]

I call my 20X90 bins "The Twins".

[GazOC]

I've called my 14" Dob a few choice names when I'm trying to lift it back to the shed at 4am...

[Talitha]

All my scopes have names.

The LX-10 is Snoopy. He's good at sniffing out galaxies and difficult lunar features. The 90mm Mak is Sunny. His first light was some sunspots (i couldn't wait till dark). The big 120mm f/8.3 achro was my first refractor. Her name is Lyra because first light was M57. The 80ST is Punkin' because, well, he was my second refractor and he's such a little punkin' in size compared to Lyra. The 120ST is Cassie. We cruised around Cassiopeia for her first light, and i fell in love with the wide f/5 views.. she's my most-used scope now.

Hmm... no names for the binos yet, i'll have to work on that.

[Robert Watson]

My 10" dob is Big D

[Astro_Baby]

Nope - I never do. I just see the scopes as tools really. My cars called Ava though

[Mutley]

My Wife (Mush) has christened them Neil (Celestron spotter), Buzz (4" frac) and Mike (dob)

[robhal9000]

I refer to my 6se as 'the little ginger one'

[brianb]

Eric the CPC1100, Eric the FLT 110, Eric the 10x50 bins, ....

[Darren B]

My William Optics ZS80FD is called The Red Temptress. When I first saw a picture of one of these, I wanted one. When I was about to get it, I had a wobbly moment and thought about getting a cheaper one instead. Then someone took the mickey, saying Darren...Darren.... The red temptress is calling you, so I hammered the plastic.

[wingman]

My 130P is called "Tiny" 'cos its my newt (sorry!)

I haven't got a name for my Celestron 102SLT yet.

Mrs W calls them the blue one and the grey one

[crowlord]

Of course the cars also have names being Sammy Silver and Betsy Blue (Betsy is mine)

[QldLiz]

MY 10" black diamond flex dob is called Bella (Bellatrix).

I think it bonds you moe with your scope if you name it. My prev scope was a big white 10" Dob 'unnameless one' which i didnt bond with at all. Presently in exile in the spare room.

[LukeSkywatcher]

Eric the CPC1100, Eric the FLT 110, Eric the 10x50 bins, ....

If they are all named Eric...how do you tell them apart?

[TheThing]

If they are all named Eric...how do you tell them apart?

They've all got different surnames?

[LukeSkywatcher]

They've all got different surnames?

Ah that is ok then. I was starting to think Brian had not fully thought this through.

[themos]

My grab-and-go refractor is "Apollo-Soyuz" as it is a 12mm Nagler (Al worked on the Apollo simulator) mated to a KMZ TAIR 300mm lens made in Krasnogorsk, USSR. And it looks just as weird as Apollo-Soyuz did.

[AztecastroMcJ]

My Maksutov is called Mak

my Barlow is called Ken

[oceanheadted]

I'm with A-B, never even thought of naming them!

[simon84]

I refer to mine as the big one and the little one.

I do get some funny looks when I say I'm going to get the big one out tonight.

[shaula]

my Barlow is called Ken

I've never named any of my gear but Limpet Lou decided to call my Barlow: Gary... hmmmmm! (what's worse Corrie or Take That I wonder...?)

[JAO]

No scope names but I do refer to one of my grab and go setups, that I take to the local AS as:

'The Glasnost Giro'

Why?

Well on one side of my Giro DII I have a Televue NP101 (one of Uncle Al's fine American APOs) and on the other side I have a 7" Mirage STF Maksutov Cassegrain (one of Dmitri's finest Maks).

The combination of the 1/2 metre focal length refractor and the 2 metre focal length Maksutov Cassegrain on the same mount works in perfect harmony and Гла́сность!

Adrian

Themos and I must have a similar mentality!

[Star Struck 97]

My 8" dob is called "The Little Beast" and Mum's 12" dob is "The Big Beast"!

[fo0]

My scope hasn't arrived yet however im thinking a female name would be fitting for a good piece of engineering, is it unlucky to name something before you have it? lol