There was a time where I would drift off at work thinking about my next imaging session; what the weather would be like, what I would image, how much time I would spend on the object, how the equipment was going to cooperate, etc. Then there's the post-imaging high when you go through the ridiculous rigmorale of having to pre- and post-process all your data (the slower your PC, the worse it is) and watching the data slowly accumulate as you go through your stacking routine.
I used to (and, still do) think that astronomy (and/or astrophotography) is one of the only hobbies I know which manifests itself as an obsession.
Once I got busy with work, that all went out the window.
It's only been the last few months that the thirst for photon collecting has returned.
I am back with a vengeance.
Regards,
Humayun