I know, i know, i shouldn`t have gotten a goto scope as my first scope, but the ds 114 has been great and teaching me a lot. I think if i had to try and find everything in the sky, i would easly get aggravated and just give up. Working very early in the morning, means going to bed reasonably early, and i would not like to look for something just to not find it and go to bed. I like the fact that i can see many, many things within an hour and be very satisfied. I may not know where it is in the sky, i at least have been able to see it though. Just my opinion, on it. And besides my back gets very sore, and being hunched over looking for something for ever just hurts like heck. Thanks, T. J.