Threads like this _are_ depressing and remind me why I will always be a visual observer . It only takes me 5 seconds to grab my 10 X 40 roof prism binoculars off the hook by the back door and to be scanning for familiar stars and clusters even when the sky is partially cloudy. The universe is always available to me, and I have only myself to blame if I don't grab it for even 5 minutes on a regular basis. Life is just simply too short for excuses
