Whilst I can't claim to be anything more than a novice. I can't believe how good this unit is. I've just finished a tour, to mag 10 of the LMC, which I cant even see naked eye, due to my light polluted back yard.
Whilst mag 8+ are little more than fuzzy blobs from downtown Werribee, I couldn't be happier.
I agree that the tweaking and playing around can be frustrating, but it's 9.21pm and I've seen more in the last hour, than I used to see in a months worth of star hopping.
Happy days..........
Darren