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Hi Chris
I dont use goto to find anything☺
Cause I was out each and every night in the early days I got to know where most stuff was simply by running into it when cruising around.
If in the bush I can look at the spot I am after and line the scope up like I am playing pool☺. It is surprising how good you get at it...I have told the story many times but here I go again...I wanted to observe the Ring Nebula so I looked at my star chart ..looked up...mmm aboit there...yes that will do...and there it was..not in the center but in the field of view with a 1200 mm refractor...cant remember the ep but probably around 20mm...but in the city it just looks so different..I have trouble finding easy stuff there.
I spent years night afyer night searching with binos for a glow or a darkness and then investigating with a scope...I knew where stuff was but never knew most of the names☺ but you end up wandering atound like its a big city.
Alex
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