Observing.
And I'll tell you why....
Astronomy is not a hobby, it is a hunt. My 8" dob is my elephant rifle. when i wheel it out at night, i want to HUNT down objects. With the ravenous bloodlust of a nineteenth century British Imperialist looking for diamonds up the Congo, i devour the star atlas, zero in on the feeding ground of my object with my finderscope, and then, to prevent its escape, I trap the sucker with the ALL-ENCOMPASSING erfle wide-view, before moving up to 100x for the kill.
I then devour it, absorbing the details, my eyes drinking the entirity of its photonic lifeblood, until, my prey drained and my apetite satisfied, I move on to other conquests.
THAT, is what astronomy is all about.
I think everyone will agree that imaging is ONLY for very serious people with big-ego telescopes who are simply too good for us lowly mortals with cheep dobs.
Thanks.