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Reading back through this thread I wonder if the lack of interest lately is due to very quiet skies (when we have skies at all).
In previous years we have had some pretty exciting things to spark us up and get the juices flowing: Comets, Supernovae, major changes to Jupiter, etc.
Lately, the skies haven't given up anything new or of major public interest.
The Lunar Eclipse maybe, but most couldn't see it.
Think back over the years to when big things have happened in the skies, and how popular telescopes were each time. Sales soared, TV News and Newspapers gave tantalising images and stories, and we all ran outside each night with our scopes and cameras and flooded the forums with images and stories.
Can anyone think of anything lately that has caused a mighty excitement in this hobby?
I may be wrong, but that is my thoughts on why interest may be waning for so many.
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