Also voted 100% visual, but am aquiring the bits and pieces to try a bit of photography.
Visually, I just love the views I get at times. It is instantaneous and spasmodic. Not planned (well at least I know the general area that I am searching, and what generally is going to be in that area), it just appears that some objects often exceed expectations visually.
Viewing sessions for the purpose of astrophotography by others, on the other hand appear to be carefully planned and timed. More often than not many images need to be taken, which must require a lot of patience. The pictures posted here by far, show more often than not, more detail than one can expect to see visually and I for one wait in eager anticipation to see what picture with detail will be posted next.
Thanks to everyone who posts those pictures no matter how inferior they think they are. I sure appreciate the effort that went into just taking the picture for us all to enjoy.
With a bit more patience and a few more bits and pieces I will get there, but for now I will just stick to the old visual.
Ken M
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