Amateur Astronomy and your Budget

Anyone else have this problem? :)

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On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 3:45:34 PM UTC-6, palsing wrote:
Anyone else have this problem? :)

That's not a problem. That's just setting priorities.

John Savard

On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 3:12:32 PM UTC-7, Quadibloc wrote:
On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 3:45:34 PM UTC-6, palsing wrote:
Anyone else have this problem? :)

That's not a problem. That's just setting priorities.

John Savard

Always the case, isn't it?

On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:45:30 -0700 (PDT), palsing
wrote:

Anyone else have this problem? :)

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...cf&oe=56906406

I think that should probably be boats and everything else. On the
whole, even high end astronomy is a pretty inexpensive hobby.

On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 6:12:32 PM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 3:45:34 PM UTC-6, palsing wrote:
Anyone else have this problem? :)

That's not a problem. That's just setting priorities.

I spent much less than $1000 during my first dozen or more years of activity in the hobby. $1000 per decade seems to be the average amount I spend. My other main hobby is MUCH more expensive (but more fun, actually.) Astronomy is a more contemplative sort of activity.

I have my priorities straight.

wrote:
On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 6:12:32 PM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 3:45:34 PM UTC-6, palsing wrote:
Anyone else have this problem? :)

That's not a problem. That's just setting priorities.

I spent much less than $1000 during my first dozen or more years of
activity in the hobby. $1000 per decade seems to be the average amount I
spend. My other main hobby is MUCH more expensive (but more fun,
actually.) Astronomy is a more contemplative sort of activity.

I have my priorities straight.








That's about my level of spending but I don't have a more expensive hobby.

On Tuesday, 13 October 2015 01:10:43 UTC+2, wrote:

I have my priorities straight.

Since when did morbid alcoholism become "a hobby?"

On Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 2:24:15 AM UTC-4, Chris.B wrote:
On Tuesday, 13 October 2015 01:10:43 UTC+2, wsne... wrote:

I have my priorities straight.

Since when did morbid alcoholism become "a hobby?"

1) I don't drink at all, so your comment is libelous.
2) The death rate due to alcohol seems to be more than three times higher in Denmarkia than in America or Canada.
3) Your endless rants are reminiscent of what one might expect from a drunk.
4) You seem to have a problem of some sort.
5) You have a bad attitude.
6) Seek professional help.

On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 7:42:51 PM UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:


That's about my level of spending but I don't have a more expensive hobby.

The cool thing about astronomy as a hobby is that it can be done on a shoe-string budget.

Many, maybe most, other hobbies seem to have ongoing costs that add up to a large sum and often have very large up-front costs.