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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 4987185, member: 57463&quot;]Think that the two hobbies appeal to people who work well alone, as much as we enjoy others. Both reward observation, of course, but also detailed organization and planning.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Both hobbies bring amateurs and professionals together, given some friction. I think there is less friction in astronomy. (When the AAS was being formed one of the board members wanted to exclude amateurs, but that was not a popular proposal.). Here in numismatics, we collectors are not always appreciated by museum folks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am there under my own name. I also goto Cloudy Nights, but I prefer The Sky Searchers because it is a smaller community, more personable, I think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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