Fair enough, PN. Admittedly enthusiasts with cameras often want the moon, and I will count myself in that bracket.
I agree entirely that such events must be done properly. There is plenty of expertise out there in the enthusiast world, and any up and coming staish would do well to harness it -to say nothing of reading the overwhelmingly negative comments about how not to fleece £50 per person for what I can best describe as the emperor's new clothes.