Success!!!

[Andrew*]

Well, my recent moon shot impressed my glorious one so much she's put it voluntarily on the desktop of her laptop, and at this present moment she's making solar filters for my binos!!!

Andrew

[The Warthog]

How much wool did she need? :?

[Kain]

Erm....

Odd thread? :?

[Andrew*]

sorry, but I was under the impression that one of the astronomers' greatest ambitions was to get the partner on their side??

I don't quite see what's odd. There was a similar thread quite recently. I'll try dig it up.

Andrew

[daz]

It is Andrew!!

Over 2 years and I still haven't!!

Poor old Tom Yates is really suffering

[Jamie]

Poor old Tom Yates is really suffering

Serves him right cos i told him NOT to do it....

[Greg]

Andrew well done for getting the misses involved..I have tried with lilmited success for many years..

My claim to fame was Saturn in the Newtonian...and the reply was ..

"Ooo that's nice, can I go back to bed now."

It was 2am when I called her :shock:

[Helen]

Intermittent success with my husband...

The comet would have been a hit - he went on his own to the top of a mountain with his camera, but got clouded out (probably just as well because if he'd seen it and I hadn't!!). Solar viewing was a hit last week, but less enthusiasm tonight when I dragged him out in his slippers in the snow to see Mercury!!

But even so, he's really supportive, doesn't complain too much when I turn up in bed late freeezing cold, and has a reasonable attitude to me buying gear (in return for me having a reasonable attitude to camera gear!).

Now if we could combine the two and get into astrophotography....

Helen

[SteelRat]

My better half ACTUALLY SAID when taking a peep in the TAL1 the other night; 'Wow! - Saturn looks really good in this one!' Rushed straight back into the warmth VERY quickly afterwards though.

Will try her with some weekend solar viewing in the warm season whe she'll be outside on the lounger anyway.

[lunator]

My better half is happy for me to observe and she does wander out occassionally. She does not like the cold so viewing is always kept very short.

[tom.yates]

Yep still suffering quick i have to go i can hear her coming up the stairs, JUST COMING DEAR

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Imaging is the way forward in our house. She's no interest in being cold at all. The transcript, with translations (for those who are not with a partner of several years):-

"What time do you call this then?" = "What have you been looking at tonight darling?"

"Go and get me a beer, I'm frozen daft!" = "Have you checked your e-mails? I sent you a picture of it"

"Bog off, I'm watching strictly skating big X factor" = "just a tick - wow, what's that? It's lovely"

"I'm off for a shower" = "I've missed you, have you had a nice evening sweetheart?"

"Well be quiet and get your own beer" = ""OK, see you in a bit, then we'll have a nice chat"

The day after, she gets to look at some ridiculously far off blob (representing the hunter's catch) alongside a picture in a book, harumphs that it looks a bit the same, but mine's the wrong way round. Then she tells all her mates at work about it.

Get the picture?

Captain Chaos

[Johnny Hormone]

My better half loves the idea of me stargazing.... well 3 broken legs through playing footy, and anything seems a better option So I get pretty much a free run as long as I never play again

[daz]

I showed her my full moon picture last night. Reponse was

"Yeah. And? Looks like the other one!"

:?

[G1ZmO]

My partner is infuriating when I'm watching a "spacey" program on tv.

"they don't really KNOW any of that stuff! EVERYTHING is just conjecture and theory. I mean nobody has actually gone out and measured the distance to the sun with a tape measure! It's all rubbish. When's "what not to wear on"? "

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I give up!

Paul

[ZOG]

Well done Andrew. My wife comes from the "What you want a bigger one ALREADY ???"" school of thought.

[Astroman]

Too much information.

Oh. Wait. Not that, eh? :oops:

[Jamie]