I believe it is many of us established amateur astronomers that make the hobby seem boring and un appealing to the young. I believe there is a perception that you need to spend megabucks to indulge in astronomy. How many times have you read a thread on this forum when a newbie states 'you
can't see much thru a telescope that's why I want to do imaging,? Imaging is good but for a kid it is $$$$$$$$$$$$ while there is this fallacy that visual astronomy (relatively cheap) presents only vague dim images.
I have been interested in this great hobby since I was 6 or 7 and have owned a telescope almost continiously since I was 11. At 36 I am still younger than most amateur astronomers and totally dismiss the opinion that astronomy is an old persons and /or geeks hobby.
Dats my two bob's worth
