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Thanks Bojan, I am not averse to learning the sky, that's the best way. I am just mindful when I have a small group standing around that it would be good to be able to quickly and easily find a few interesting targets. I guess familiarity will come with experience - I can easily find M42, Jupiter etc, now. This pushto solution might get us viewing a bit more stuff.
Thanks Allan, the Astrolabe does sound interesting. It makes me appreciate the raw calculating power required for this task that Stellarium provides - instantly telling you the Alt-Az coordinates of any object, at any time, from any point on earth.
I note there is a version of Stellarium for Android phones for about $2, developed by the creator of Stellarium, this might be ideal to pull out of the pocket, get a coordinate, and then put away again.
Thanks again fellas!
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