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Having been into this Noble Hobby for over 30 years, I can also attest to the reality of the waxing and waning of interest over time.
I have found that there are too many interesting things on planet Earth (including people - wife, children, friends; and other interests) to stick exclusively to astronomy. Scandalous I know.
I can recall people coming and going from the astronomy circles I have been part of. From most of us I think there is a deep love of and calling to appreciate the night sky that keeps calling us back. I have needed time away, whether for months at a time or in one case more than a whole year, to remember and appreciate the specialness of the night sky.
Often when I have not observed for a while, it will be the chance sighting of the night sky on the way out to the car, or when walking the dog, that starts up the galactic whispers again.....
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