Hey there, i've started moaning about the clouds and i haven't even got my scope yet! I guess you could say im in the early onset stage
When i was little i used to have this dream where i'd walk outside and i could see the the planets in the sky - jupiter, saturn, large as life and taking up huge portions of the sky.
Even now i get shivers when i think of those dreams - some special feeling i got out of them - you know how it is with dreams, it's hard to describe.
I think the only known cure for astronomaholicism is to buy a dodgy telescope from toyworld on a tripod made out of matchsticks, or move to england where you will never see a clear sky again