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HI Truscott welcome to the forum. My personal opinion is that goto scopes are good if you know how to drive them correctly. With the limited apature of the GT4 you are limited on the number of objects you can see with it. Obviously you are still learning how to operate it, and this is probably one of the reasons why you feel uncomfortable in using it. Not to mention mozzies giving you are bad time. I suggest sit at home and learn how to operate and drive it around the night sky. You will be amazed at what a little scope can do. Was the scope aligned correctly? I am guessing they have excluded the objects that are beyond the reach of a small scope. My first real scope was a 4.5" reflector which was great, eventually you may become addicted to apature and want a bigger scope. Do you really want GOTO? Is it needed for what you want to look at and use it for? Maybe something in a different class like an 8" or a 10" dobsonian would be better, more bang for buck, although without GOTO, but that gives you an excuse to learn the night sky and find objects by starhopping.
Anyway you look at it the GT4 could be quite a good scope, its quite possible you just need to become more familiar with it. Just think what you want to do with eventually and work up from there. Start with the basics and add to it as funds become available.
Good luck on your quest. Others may have more knowledge with the scope and its abilities..
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