Name my cousin's new observatory.
September 11, 2005 10:27 PM Subscribe
Please help me find a creative, clever name for a new celestial observatory...
My lucky, star-gazing cousin has designed and built a new observatory, but doesn't know what to name it. It's in the Berkshires (MA)...he likes Science Fiction (obviously) and music like Bowie and The Rolling Stones. Does anyone have clever ideas?
So far, he's mentioned stuff like, "Ziggy Stardust Observatory", which is okay. But you can see where I'm going with this, right?
My lucky, star-gazing cousin has designed and built a new observatory, but doesn't know what to name it. It's in the Berkshires (MA)...he likes Science Fiction (obviously) and music like Bowie and The Rolling Stones. Does anyone have clever ideas?
So far, he's mentioned stuff like, "Ziggy Stardust Observatory", which is okay. But you can see where I'm going with this, right?
If it's a dome-type observatory I suggest 'picards' head'
posted by delmoi at 10:45 PM on September 11, 2005
posted by delmoi at 10:45 PM on September 11, 2005
Response by poster: omg these are ao awesome already...
posted by naxosaxur at 11:02 PM on September 11, 2005
posted by naxosaxur at 11:02 PM on September 11, 2005
Maybe "Panoptes" (all-seeing). If that's too clunky, name it after the one to whom that epithet belongs: "Argus", the 100-eyed giant who was eternally watching (er ... at least until that nasty business with Hermes). Anyway, the connection with an observatory seems natural ... unless you wanna maybe go the Tolkein route. ;)
posted by RavinDave at 11:26 PM on September 11, 2005
posted by RavinDave at 11:26 PM on September 11, 2005
The obvious one would be "The Space Oddity Observatory".
posted by tellurian at 11:36 PM on September 11, 2005
posted by tellurian at 11:36 PM on September 11, 2005
The Starlight Lounge. Berkshire Browser. Major Tom's Ground Control.
Serious Moonlight Observatory
Spiders From Mars Observatory
The Man Who Fell To Earth Observatory
posted by bat at 11:37 PM on September 11, 2005
Serious Moonlight Observatory
Spiders From Mars Observatory
The Man Who Fell To Earth Observatory
posted by bat at 11:37 PM on September 11, 2005
If it's a dome-type observatory I suggest 'picards' head'
+1
(what, we're not voting?)
posted by null terminated at 11:39 PM on September 11, 2005
+1
(what, we're not voting?)
posted by null terminated at 11:39 PM on September 11, 2005
Stones? Has to be 'Starfucker'
The Major Tom Observatory
The Outlook
re:search
mirrorball
Venus Sky Trap
Starling
Night's Eye
Lightsucker
Skyspy
Domesday Device
The Nightie
Gravity's Rainbow
The Moon Unit
Starstruck
Galaxy Quest
posted by Rumple at 11:45 PM on September 11, 2005
The Major Tom Observatory
The Outlook
re:search
mirrorball
Venus Sky Trap
Starling
Night's Eye
Lightsucker
Skyspy
Domesday Device
The Nightie
Gravity's Rainbow
The Moon Unit
Starstruck
Galaxy Quest
posted by Rumple at 11:45 PM on September 11, 2005
Ziggy Stargazer’s Spyglass on Mars?
posted by misteraitch at 12:37 AM on September 12, 2005
posted by misteraitch at 12:37 AM on September 12, 2005
"Patrick Moore plays the xylophone"
"The Wayback Machine"
"The Mote"
"Starhopper"
"The Glass is Cleaner on the Other Side"
posted by loquacious at 2:11 AM on September 12, 2005
"The Wayback Machine"
"The Mote"
"Starhopper"
"The Glass is Cleaner on the Other Side"
posted by loquacious at 2:11 AM on September 12, 2005
Sunspotting, or Starspotting
Astronomy Science Theater 3000
Space Disco, or Outer Space Disco
Moons Etc
Kiss The Abyss/Stare Into The Abyss
Dark Matter
Astral Inspection
Hot Gasballs
Eccentric Orbit, or just Orbit
Galactic Peep Show
Plutonic Loveshack
Epursimuove, or more stylishly, Si Muove
Amazing Voyage
Spacetime Watch
A Room With A View
Stellar Revue
God's-Eye View
Area 52
Celestial Jukebox
Eye On Uranus (sorry, couldn't resist)
If your friend can get a liquor license, "Mars and Bar". Kids take school field trips by day, and it's a hot nightclub at night.
Neverending Sky
Space Junk
Fly On God's Wall
posted by evariste at 2:48 AM on September 12, 2005
Astronomy Science Theater 3000
Space Disco, or Outer Space Disco
Moons Etc
Kiss The Abyss/Stare Into The Abyss
Dark Matter
Astral Inspection
Hot Gasballs
Eccentric Orbit, or just Orbit
Galactic Peep Show
Plutonic Loveshack
Epursimuove, or more stylishly, Si Muove
Amazing Voyage
Spacetime Watch
A Room With A View
Stellar Revue
God's-Eye View
Area 52
Celestial Jukebox
Eye On Uranus (sorry, couldn't resist)
If your friend can get a liquor license, "Mars and Bar". Kids take school field trips by day, and it's a hot nightclub at night.
Neverending Sky
Space Junk
Fly On God's Wall
posted by evariste at 2:48 AM on September 12, 2005
Cat's Eye.
(Sees in the dark, is the name of an interesting nebula, and, depending on the construction, may suggest the form of the housing over the telescope -- a vertical slit.)
posted by pracowity at 7:00 AM on September 12, 2005
(Sees in the dark, is the name of an interesting nebula, and, depending on the construction, may suggest the form of the housing over the telescope -- a vertical slit.)
posted by pracowity at 7:00 AM on September 12, 2005
How about the Hal Clement Memorial Observatory? Clement was from Eastern Mass., not Western, but the man was a Grand Master of Science Fiction. He also had a bachelor's degree in astronomy.
posted by cerebus19 at 7:44 AM on September 12, 2005
posted by cerebus19 at 7:44 AM on September 12, 2005
Response by poster: Thanks EVERYONE! These all rawked...i'll make sure to update accordingly...
posted by naxosaxur at 5:11 PM on September 12, 2005
posted by naxosaxur at 5:11 PM on September 12, 2005
Moonage Daydream
posted by sourwookie at 7:02 PM on September 12, 2005
posted by sourwookie at 7:02 PM on September 12, 2005
Dying to know what your friend goes with, naxosaxur. Definitely let us know. I love naming questions.
posted by evariste at 8:46 PM on September 12, 2005
posted by evariste at 8:46 PM on September 12, 2005
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posted by planetkyoto at 10:28 PM on September 11, 2005