Congratulations on the new scope, Grant - your first light with it sounds like it was a real buzz.
Underlying your comments is a really good point that is too seldom mentioned in my view: GoTo scopes are much more efficient than push-to for those who are time-limited, especially those with poor viewing conditions from light pollution. Once the alignment is right, you can commence observing the objects of your choice, without worrying about the intermediate 'finding' step.
I've got nothing against learning my way around the sky, but I don't have the time, the location or the patience to try to do so for anything other than visually obvious targets. Using a non-GoTo scope would make astronomy a very frustrating business for me, rather than the ongoing journey of discovery that I enjoy so much.
Thanks for sharing your initial GoTo experiences, Grant, and best wishes for many more!
