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I think that's a pretty comprehensive list there Shah!
For myself, at this stage in my "obsession", i'm happy to get 3 things out of my astrophotography:
1. An aesthetically pleasing image to be able to share with others
2. Knowledge that I can share with others (capture/processing tips etc)
3. Contribute to science
For #3, at the moment i'm not undertaking the scientific study of my images myself, but I'm happy to be contributing my images to people like John Rogers at the BAA, and other ALPO lists, as well as sites like LPOD, so my images can be studied as part of a large group of submissions to find features or highlight views not regularly seen.
That might include hi-res images of the moon under very good seeing, or hi-res images of Jupiter, including animated gifs showing rotation of features, transits and occultations of the moons, etc.
I was one of the first to image in hi-res the merger of the WSY/WSZ spots on Jupiter a few months ago.
Everyone might get something different out of their astrophotography.. for some a pleasing image is all they're after. For others, they might capture or process in a way where the science that can be derived is the #1 goal.
I guess as long as you're having fun, that's all that matters.
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