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Hi Robert,
I'm yet to purchase a scope, but its definitely NOT damn the torpedoes for me. At times I feel like saying 'what the hell' and just commit to a scope, but I've always been one to proscrastinate, analyse things to the point of stupidity and then some more. Also living in Sydney and light pollution I sometimes wonder whether if I'll get the 'wow' factor that I hear so much about. Time is also another major factor, with work committments, house reno's and children. Hats off to ICEMAN, how he fits it all in I don't know!
At the moment I enjoy IIS and I try to get to my local astro club at least fortnightly to wet my appetite and show me what is out there. Money wise, I thought cycling (road) was an expensive hobby but Astronomy definitely gives it a run for its money. I could spend the money now, but there are just a few other priorities that are endearing to me to that I want to accomplish first.
I know I will 'damn' the torpedoes one day soon and when it happens ISS will be the 1st to know. As Ferris Bueller once said '
<DD>"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."</DD>
btw: my passion are Open Clusters, DSO's and the moon.
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