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1.) Not really, but I’m trying to. I know that just looking on night sky with telescope is not satisfactory for me. I want to understand the Universe and contribute (however little) to understanding of it. I tried to do double stars position measurements, but I found out that my equipment is not good enough to the task. I know my limitations in the lack of formal astronomical knowledge and in limitations of my equipment. So after evaluating what can I do I decide to do most of my research on capturing meteors images. After many trials I come up with solution using cheap security video motion detection card for PC. At present I’m testing it with different cameras and different video capture rates. Once I’m satisfied with its performance this set-up will be permanently mounted in my backyard to capturing images of meteors in the field of view of the camera. Images will be available to anyone who wants to use them.
2.) Anything that can enhance and advance our knowledge of the nature.
3.) Yes, sometimes. There is just so much of data available on any point of interest that it sometimes takes longer to find out if it has been already done, then if you do it yourself
4.) I don’t know what drives men to try to understand how things work and why. I suppose it is this urge that made us most advanced species on this planet. Perhaps it is deep down buried information that unless we advance we will die out like so many species before us.
I must add that I got very limited understanding of mathematics and that makes my choices of doing something useful in astronomy very restricted.
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