Re: Just a man and his telescope?
From: gswork (gswork_at_mailcity.com)
Date: 06/03/04
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Date: 3 Jun 2004 06:48:09 -0700
"Tom Wales" <bbjazzman@nospam.verizon.net> wrote in message news:<0Qxvc.14858$Lq1.8413@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>...
> As I prepare to go out to my newly discovered observation spot I stopped and
> took a look in my car, what happened I asked myself? I started out just a
> man and my telescope, at first this was true but now I have; telescope,
> binos and tripod, laptop, battery with inverter to run laptop (laptop is
> older model and eats internal battery in 20 mins.) , large case of
> eyepieces, chair, charts, folding table, pad of paper, digital camera. Where
> does it all end? Is this normal? or am I obsessed with gadgetry? :-) My wife
> thinks I need professional help, she says this kiddingly (is this a word?)
> But I think she might have something there.
>
> Tom Wales
Nothin a big truck won't solve....
But more seriously you need only ask if the activity is making you
happy (without adversely affecting those you care for).
if it is then the likelihood is that the hobby is a good one for you.
If you like the gadgets more than the views then your hobby is in a
sense 'the enjoyment of human technology' with astronomy as a
connected second tier interest.
Nothing wrong with that unless you're just consuming techy stuff in a
way that adds no long term happiness to you're life. Thats when a
hobby becomes secondary to consumerism and status seeking, like
golfers who keep buying new expensive clubs and clothing to compare
well with their peers.
I liken the positive aspects of 'gadget love' to steam engine
enthusiasts - they love the tech of the engine, the way it works, who
made it and when, how much oil you need, the bioler pressure - all
that stuff, rather than how to apply the engine to run something.
Stuff can be a good hobby in itself too. Not saying that's what
you're about, just adding a view to the topic.
Are there any on this newsgroup who would admit to enjoying the tech
more than (or at least as muchas) the view? As a hobby i mean, and
interest in itself - perhaps a collector of old telescopes. I'm
quite interested in old telescopes, especially when we realize that
all those discovering made by astronomers of hundreds of years ago
were made on often very modest instruments indeed.
Overall i'm a view enthusiast though.
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