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Originally Posted by Slawomir
That's interesting, because recently I have made a decision to do the same. I started this hobby nearly 10 years ago and jumped straight into astrophotography, skipping visual altogether.
Now, rediscovering the hobby as a purely visual amateur astronomer, and loving it.
I'm currently quite happily using an opposite to a very long focal length refractor, a leftover from my passion for imaging, but I would surely love to try one day something more tuned towards visual astronomy. Not sure though if I would ever dare to acquire a very long focal length refractor, purely because of logistics and ease of use. After all the complexity with setting up for astroimaging, I am all for maximum ease of use and simplicity.
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I too spent years imaging, before switching back to pure visual astronomy. I was happy to step back from the large amount of time required for serious imaging, equipment, processing, etc and just enjoy the vista of the night sky again; a heart attack was a significant push in the direction of a less stressful life.