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Originally Posted by andyc
Depends what you like to do! I love the concept of photons direct from a distant galaxy, travelling for tens/hundreds of millions of years, then hitting my retina after bouncing off some glass and through a little more glass. Not a representation of the photons, but the photons themselves. And aperture/dark skies help! a bright galaxy that's a bare smudge from the city can look surprisingly detailed from a dark sky with a big scope. And the pleasure of hunting down details in a nebula, or locating a wee group of galaxies hidden away in a corner of the sky.
But... I also get a heap of pleasure from getting all my photography gear to work, then getting a distant galaxy to pop out and you can see details in spiral arms, nebulae or whatever. Very different satisfaction, but valid all the same!
If the direct views aren't satisfying, try photography. If the images aren't satisfying... hmmm, another hobby!
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I agree Andy.
One of my biggest thrills was seeing spiral structure in M83
In a C6 from sydney in LP!!