Some goodly pics there, I agree, astronomy/photography and freezing on Winter nights not worth it if your not enjoying it. There have been some good seeing nights when I just didn't go out because I knew if I did, I wouldn't appreciate it and waste time feeling the grumbles. Then, on other less than ideal conditions, I'd spend most of the night and wee hours thoroughly enthralled and motivated, with alignment problems forgotten about, 'frost bitten' fingers and toes, out of coffee and miles from anywhere, but not giving a care ...
Don't turn it into a chore that makes it less enjoyable and end up selling ya scope - you'll only get another one later on, but you'll be a lot older ...
