I think "trauma" is apt. :'( It's natural to be attached to stuff because we associate them with memories--once you relate an event to an emotion, it gets burned into your memory.
The good news is that even if the stuff is gone, the memory remains and nothing will take it away from you.
My old club back in NZ has a 150mm Mak as a loaner scope on an EQ5 and tho it takes a long time to cool the views when it has are very nice , almost as good as my Chromocor'd 6inch Saxon for sharpness and overall aesthetics of the image , a nice scope if you give it at least 1-2 hours to cool before using . Or leave it in the shed .
I think "trauma" is apt. :'( It's natural to be attached to stuff because we associate them with memories-- ...
Because real trauma is something very different and a lot more serious and needs long-term medical and psychiatric treatment if a person is to pull through. For example, experiencing horrors of war first hand is trauma. Deciding to sell your telescopes is not trauma.
Because real trauma is something very different and a lot more serious and needs long-term medical and psychiatric treatment if a person is to pull through. For example, experiencing horrors of war first hand is trauma. Deciding to sell your telescopes is not trauma.
I think you need to chill a bit Steve - he's just using it in a lighthearted way. Who could possibly find fault with it?
My old club back in NZ has a 150mm Mak as a loaner scope on an EQ5 and tho it takes a long time to cool the views when it has are very nice , almost as good as my Chromocor'd 6inch Saxon for sharpness and overall aesthetics of the image , a nice scope if you give it at least 1-2 hours to cool before using . Or leave it in the shed 
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