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May 14 2025

You might be an astronomer if… 1. The weather is affected by your purchases; 2. You get upset when someone confuses astronomy and astrology; 3. You spend more time choosing a telescope than a spouse; 4. You think cities should issue hunting licenses for streetlights; 5. Your observing equipment costs more than your car; 6. You rewrote “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” to make it factually correct; 7. When people say, “it’s all politics,” you think they’re talking about Pluto being demoted; 8. You pack more equipment than clothes for a two-week vacation; 9. You are jealous of places with regular blackouts; 10. Your daughter Pleiades can’t walk, but she’s already seen Orion’s belt; 11. You and your lover drive to a dark, secluded place to see meteors…and you do; 12. You know that the size of your equipment really does matter; 13. You wonder how the clouds know when you get your imager in focus; 14. You consider Venus to be a significant source of light pollution; 15. You go to Hawaii just for Mauna Kea; 16. There are no tools in your car, but you always have a red flashlight, binoculars, and bug spray; 17. You consider Canon vs. Nikon debates to be fighting words; 18. You bought a vehicle based on the size of your scope and number of accessories; 19. You no longer enjoy full moons; 20. You spend $20K on a scope even though you only get 40 clear nights a year; 21. Someone says “Uranus”, and rather than giggle, you correct their pronunciation; 22. When people ask you “What’s up?”, you start identifying visible constellations; 23. You know an Iridium flare isn’t a medical condition nor found at a traffic accident; 24. You see night scenes in movies and calculate the time of year and latitude; 25. You can say “So that’s an 8 inch, want to see my 12 inch?” without blushing;

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