[bojan]

I stopped philosophising about this long time ago.. actually it was never part of my thinking...

The process goes something like this:

1) I want to achieve something useful (take a series of pics of nova for example, to obtain the light curve)
2) could it be done with what I have already and with minimal tinkering?
3) IF yes, then I do it. IF no, what do I need to achieve the goal? (Financial budget is minimal, or non-existent for the start (it can increase, though).. however, the crap yards and used/wasted equipment and DIY are acceptable ways to proceed)
4) Are results acceptable? (for me... I am trying not to be driven by standards of my peers and general community.. especially sellers of astro equipment.. because this, contrary to general thinking, is just distracting me from my original direction, and only increases cost, both in time spent and money wasted, which could be used for more useful things. I want to be in control of this hobby, and not allowing the hobby to take control of me - if this is possible at all).
5) IF yes good :-) IF NO, GOTO 1 (sometimes this step is with goals redefined)

Never ending loop.......