re: Things change quite fast, Bowser!
In 2 years, the use of webcams for amateur astronomers has changed their lives. Everybody could buy one, take pictures of the moon and some planets.
But then came the digital cameras such as the Canon EOS 300D (without the need for a laptop PC next to the telescope) and the webcam is suddenly far less interesting.
Now, I'd like to have a tripod capable of following stars without having to use a telescope in parallel.