Rich, you did it right by learning the sky first. You are entitled to digital circles. People who use them as novices are only cheating themselves out of a big part of the observational experience. Geographers must know the lay of the land to be effective, a GPS is no substitue for a Geological Survey map, by analogy. A good friend is fond of eclipse cruises; often passengers are treated to night-time astronomy while on the cruise, guided by "professional" astronomers. More than once this friend has had to correct these "professional" guides because they just didn't know the sky! It seems scandalous to us, but there actually ARE professional astronomers who do not know the constellations. Having used DSC's myself, I can say that they have their place, even at my observing station. But part of the fun is "the hunt", on occassion, too. Learn the sky first, like Rich did, THEN go nuts with scripted sessions and DSC's. You'll be glad you did, I promise! Chuck __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/