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I have a GoTo scope and expect you will be able to the same sort of stuff. The other night I was outside and thought I would just have a quick look at the Ghost o' Jupiter...within seconds, I was there even though it was only a couple of degrees above the roof of the neighbours house, it would have been very difficult to find by searching manually as you couldn't see a single star with the naked eye for 5 degrees in any direction. If you like to show your hobby off to friends, they will be amazed by technology alone, but you will still need to know the locations of several dozen stars, I found I know lots of stars in the summer sky, but not so many in the winter (because I was not outside very often until I got the scope).
You will find that some people may consider you "less" of an astronomer though.
I guess some of us like the hunt while some prefer the kill.
Enjoy your new "toy" when you get it...
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