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I think it's important to only go out when you are really going to enjoy the conditions.
I only venture outside when I'm well rested, family commitments are satisfied and the conditions are right.
I have to agree that other hobbies (you can never have too many) to compliment Astronomy are a good idea. I'm sure everyone would agree that photography is a good compliment to Astronomy.
Work pressures certainly don't help, I find that having to travel any significant distance to work is tiring, in my case some of my work necessitates up to seven hours of driving to perform a few hours of work; early starts and late finishes.
If I do a couple of stints like that through the week, I usually find I end up very fatigued at the weekend.
HRH's work commitments also curtail my activities, I couldn't attend either Qld Astrofest or Lostock because of Liz's work commitments.
In your case Mike, as you suggest, yoir job change and subsequent train rides to & from work may be a factor, you probably settle in and become quite relaxed on the way home, once home it's hard to break that relaxed state and get motivated.
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