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Originally Posted by AJames
Most here, IMO, are not being disingenuous, or even showing any degree of pomposity. Sadly, our amateur astronomy these days is becoming more a rich-person's sport, with the divide continuously widening.
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Bollocks ! (Humm...seem to have made that quote elsewhere
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None other than Al Nagler said "the best view you can get from a telescope or eyepiece it the one that frames it best"
Sure, if you want a super high resolution image of small galaxy or planetary nebula, you probably need a Hubble variant complete with adaptive optics. Sorry, that's just physics....and the current commercial reality is that is going to cost...and even if you do have the required gear: yep, nice narrow field shot, but technical excellence aside, does it have that something extra? that "wow" factor?
BUT...there are many possible subjects, that can be captured in fields of view, from horizon to horizon, to a few degrees, that need nothing expensive or high-tech. Just a good eye and good planning, technique and modest budget.
The cool thing about the gear available today, is it doesn't have to be a rich persons pursuit. Sure, state of the art gear is going to cost you, but last time I checked, it did not produce award winning images all by itself
Probably my 50 cents worth now..