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Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Matthew Ota Hmmm Reged: 04/30/05 Loc: IngleHood, California Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh       #5702651 - 02/26/13 10:55 PM Attachment (23 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Instead of the sky they are looking at their feet as their Newtonian is set up backwards, and using a white light to illuminate the telescope... Goes to show how ignorant the producer was.... Little Ceasers - Stargazing Edited by Matthew Ota (02/26/13 11:21 PM) Post Extras:       edwincjones Close Enough Reged: 04/10/04 Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: Matthew Ota]       #5702913 - 02/27/13 05:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   oops Post Extras:       rockethead26 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/21/09 Loc: Indiana, USA Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: edwincjones]       #5702955 - 02/27/13 06:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I think the photographer did it to make a more pleasing photograph, thinking that no one would notice. Neither would anyone observe with a lantern burning in their faces. Edited by rockethead26 (02/27/13 06:47 AM) Post Extras:       Bobong member Reged: 02/05/13 Loc: Cape Town, South Africa Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: Matthew Ota]       #5703159 - 02/27/13 10:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   So THAT is what I've been doing wrong all this time! And I'm guessing that the supernova I discovered last night was probably just a firefly... I'm so disappointed. Post Extras:       Matthew Ota Hmmm Reged: 04/30/05 Loc: IngleHood, California Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: Bobong]       #5703500 - 02/27/13 01:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Our little hobby is so obsure. I recall reading accounts here on CN about dobsonians being mistaken for cannons. My SCT has been mistaken for a television camera, or as a searchlight. Post Extras:       CounterWeight Postmaster Reged: 10/05/08 Loc: Cloudyopolis, OR. Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: Matthew Ota]       #5703587 - 02/27/13 02:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ha! i wonder if they are the same way about their pizza? Post Extras:       RobertED Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/11/03 Loc: Johnston, RI Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: CounterWeight]       #5703757 - 02/27/13 04:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Little or NO research was done!!!....can't an amateur astronomer get a little respect around here?!?!? Post Extras:       RobertED Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/11/03 Loc: Johnston, RI Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: Bobong]       #5703759 - 02/27/13 04:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: So THAT is what I've been doing wrong all this time! And I'm guessing that the supernova I discovered last night was probably just a firefly... I'm so disappointed. ...or a misplaced camping lantern!!!!!?!!!! Post Extras:       Tom Polakis Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/20/04 Loc: Tempe, Arizona Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: rockethead26]       #5703872 - 02/27/13 05:16 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: I think the photographer did it to make a more pleasing photograph, thinking that no one would notice. Neither would anyone observe with a lantern burning in their faces. That sounds about right. Maybe it's better if amateur astronomy is slightly misrepresented than not represented at all. Tom Post Extras:       Lentini member Reged: 06/18/12 Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: Tom Polakis]       #5706457 - 03/01/13 12:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   *sigh* Post Extras:       edwincjones Close Enough Reged: 04/10/04 Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: Lentini]       #5706619 - 03/01/13 05:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: *sigh* but more people will see the commercial than any/most of our promotions edj Post Extras:       rmollise Postmaster Reged: 07/06/07 Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: RobertED]       #5706744 - 03/01/13 08:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Little or NO research was done!!!....can't an amateur astronomer get a little respect around here?!?!? NO member of the public--not one--will notice the misbegotten position of the scope or the lantern. What they will notice is a father and son having fun watching the sky. AND this single silly little commercial will have more impact than any "accurate" PR the Astronomical League, for example, cooks up, I guar-ron-tee. I still prefer Toyota's excellent "Camp Evening" star party spot, but this is cool. Edited by rmollise (03/01/13 08:28 AM) Post Extras:       GDN sage Reged: 04/14/11 Loc: Northern Michigan Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: rmollise]       #5706810 - 03/01/13 09:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   How does that saying go?... 'You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time,.... and then there are commercials.' Cheers, Jerry G.O.Dobek, FRAS Post Extras:       turtle86 Pooh-Bah Everywhere Else Reged: 10/09/06 Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: Tom Polakis]       #5706869 - 03/01/13 09:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Quote: I think the photographer did it to make a more pleasing photograph, thinking that no one would notice. Neither would anyone observe with a lantern burning in their faces. That sounds about right. Maybe it's better if amateur astronomy is slightly misrepresented than not represented at all. Tom I agree. Any ad that promotes stargazing is a good thing for our hobby. Post Extras:       rmollise Postmaster Reged: 07/06/07 Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: GDN]       #5706899 - 03/01/13 10:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: How does that saying go?... 'You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time,.... and then there are commercials.' Cheers, Jerry G.O.Dobek, FRAS There's another saying: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Post Extras:       operascope sage Reged: 09/03/08 Loc: Canada Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: rmollise]       #5708069 - 03/02/13 01:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I built an f/5 refractor once, using a secondary mirror built into the back of the scope to reflect the light to the focuser. Comfortable viewing with the diagonal built in. Of course, the first night I had it set up at a star party I had lots of astronomers telling me "my newt is upside-down". Post Extras:       Joe F Gafford Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/15/06 Loc: Denver, Colorado, US Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: operascope]       #5708108 - 03/02/13 02:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This commercial was mentioned a few months ago here. Hollyweird never gets it right. Joe Post Extras:       skinnyonce super member Reged: 03/23/11 Loc: ohio Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: turtle86]       #5708190 - 03/02/13 04:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Quote: Quote: I think the photographer did it to make a more pleasing photograph, thinking that no one would notice. Neither would anyone observe with a lantern burning in their faces. That sounds about right. Maybe it's better if amateur astronomy is slightly misrepresented than not represented at all. Tom I agree. Any ad that promotes stargazing is a good thing for our hobby. And pizza is a late night hobby,do we in turn promote it.. Post Extras:       rmollise Postmaster Reged: 07/06/07 Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: skinnyonce]       #5708319 - 03/02/13 08:31 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: And pizza is a late night hobby,do we in turn promote it.. I dang sure do! Post Extras:       RobertED Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/11/03 Loc: Johnston, RI Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: rmollise]       #5708417 - 03/02/13 09:49 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   But of course!! Post Extras:       Matthew Ota Hmmm Reged: 04/30/05 Loc: IngleHood, California Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: rmollise]       #5708552 - 03/02/13 10:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for sharing that Toyota commercial. It puts our obscure hobby in a good light. A definite keeper. Quote: Quote: Little or NO research was done!!!....can't an amateur astronomer get a little respect around here?!?!? NO member of the public--not one--will notice the misbegotten position of the scope or the lantern. What they will notice is a father and son having fun watching the sky. AND this single silly little commercial will have more impact than any "accurate" PR the Astronomical League, for example, cooks up, I guar-ron-tee. I still prefer Toyota's excellent "Camp Evening" star party spot, but this is cool. Post Extras:       faackanders2 Pooh-Bah Reged: 03/28/11 Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: Matthew Ota]       #5711175 - 03/03/13 06:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Our little hobby is so obsure. I recall reading accounts here on CN about dobsonians being mistaken for cannons. My SCT has been mistaken for a television camera, or as a searchlight. One of our club members was observing with a 10" dobsonian after 9/11 and while he was observing he noticed a chain of police cars approaching with their lights on, and when they apprached him, they told him to lie face down on the ground. Apparently someone called saying there was a motar on the hill getting ready to fire down on the town. The police just laughed and joked with him looking through his telescope after they realised it was not a mortar at all and just a telescope. Maintence groomers once asked if that was a cannon in the garage. I obliged and said "Yes, my hobby is being a human cannonball". I just couldn't resist. Post Extras:       okieav8r Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/01/09 Loc: Oklahoma! Re: Little Ceaser's Commercial gets a laugh [Re: faackanders2]       #5711734 - 03/03/13 11:26 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Quote: Our little hobby is so obsure. I recall reading accounts here on CN about dobsonians being mistaken for cannons. My SCT has been mistaken for a television camera, or as a searchlight. One of our club members was observing with a 10" dobsonian after 9/11 and while he was observing he noticed a chain of police cars approaching with their lights on, and when they apprached him, they told him to lie face down on the ground. Apparently someone called saying there was a motar on the hill getting ready to fire down on the town. The police just laughed and joked with him looking through his telescope after they realised it was not a mortar at all and just a telescope. Maintence groomers once asked if that was a cannon in the garage. I obliged and said "Yes, my hobby is being a human cannonball". I just couldn't resist. There have been a few times little kids have asked "what is that?", referring to my Obsession dobs. I tell them it's a cannon that we use to shoot misbehaving children out of. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all)

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