I'm going to have to redo that this coming winter though with the new camera I just used to shoot the Lagoon.
Who needs a fancy newfangled quiet coffee grinder when the loud one still has some life left in her?
I have always been a star-hopper, but I admit that I do enjoy observing next to a guy with a GoTo scope. Because they can always find something without fuss, or tell me if it’s high enough for a decent observation. Makes it easier for me to find it then. :)
My only complaint is if the GoTo scope is a noisy one. The early GoTo mounts from a manufacturer that will remain nameless sounded so bad that we called them coffee grinders. When at a large gathering like Pinos or RTMC I would always avoid setting up next to them.