What has this hobby taught you?

[RobertInOntario]

It is a though-provoking question, and I thank you for posting it!

It has taught me to see. It would be the third time I have learned to see. It has also helped me to appreciate what is around me in ways I had never known to do.
Early in my youth, I took up astronomy as a hobby, and eventually I taught myself how to see at the telescope eyepiece. One tip provided by the literature blessing the hobby was to actually take paper and pencils and draw what you think you see. Eventually you go back and you can see that your earliest efforts with the same equipment were not as detailed as what you draw these days. Yes, your drawing improves, but so does your ability to see more detail....
-Crandell

I think I know what you mean -- you start picking up on details that you completely missed before & you develop an appreciation for fine details.

I too was once into astronomy, big time, from the late-70s through to the mid-80s. I was amazed by the amount of detail I could see on the planets, especially Mars and Jupiter. With practice, it was amazing what you could see.

Rob