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I'm not sure how people using purchased data would "reduce our appreciation of what a dedicated amateur can produce from his/her backyard or on a dark site trip"
Ultimately if I have a fully automated remote system that I've set up myself, is that really any "better" than a fully automated remote system someone else owns?
Processing data is really quite challenging. I'll appreciate good results regardless of where the data comes from. If I know the challenges the photographer was subjected to, I might appreciate that too.
Disclaimer: I have a Deep Sky West subscription. I hardly ever post images created using that data (in fact, I don't think I've ever posted any on this site), but have occasionally posted them to Astrobin. Frankly I don't like the data that much and very much prefer the imaging scale I normally shoot with at home. I mostly signed up due to ongoing hardwareissues and an expectation that I'd be out of action for an extended period, which I was.
Interesting thing is, I've seen what some people have been able to do with that DSW data, and it's amazing; my results with the same data was underwhelming. If anything this experience has given me more respect for those people and their processing skill.
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