Always cracked me up how people can get so agro over such trivial things. Got a $70k scope and performance issues? Buy a goat. Get over it. Spent 10s of thousands over a period of time in buying and reselling gear and feel the need for perfection? Buy a bicycle and get out more.
It's a hobby. Meant to be enjoyed. Chilling out under the stars is the ultimate cool thing to do, whether you image and take something home to play with later on, or just want to have a look at it for hours.
Remember the first time you stuck your eye into an eye piece? Many of you seem to have forgotten.
There is enough sh|t going on in the real world to bring it in astro "competitions", who's got the biggest one, who's right and wrong, who wants to be the best, who wants to be first, yadiyadiya...
Relax and enjoy. Here's your new year's resolution right here. Deep breath. You'll live longer. Have a good one.
