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Originally Posted by DaveGee
Look!... there are visual observers, video observers, webcam observers, DSLR observers, CCD observers and..... The key word is "Observers". We observe the sky.
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I would call that a scientific approach to the issue. I would still however divide visual observing from most other forms of `data colection' as you are intercepting original photons and comprehending them in real time. Put even a video screen in between and that feeling of direct connection with the object can be lost. This doesn't mean visual observing superior but at a philisophical and spititual level , in the moment, it can be incredibly compelling.